Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers
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Report: US Citizen Among Those Killed in Cuba Boat Shooting
Is this a regime cover-up demanding U.S. accountability or justified defense against armed infiltration?
Above: Cuba's Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio at a press conference in Havana on Feb. 26. Image credit: Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Cuba's communist dictatorship has always engaged in lies, manipulation and attempts to rewrite reality for its own benefit, so Havana cannot be trusted to tell the truth about this incident. That a U.S. citizen was killed only reinforces the need for full and transparent U.S. investigation. America must pursue accountability and consequences, not accept another regime cover-up.
Establishment-critical narrative
Cuba has faced several terrorist and aggressive infiltrations from the U.S. since 1959, which have left enormous human and material costs, so this latest incident isn't unexpected, as the Trump administration carries out a pressure campaign on the island. No matter what, Cuba will never stop defending its territorial waters, national territory and sovereignty.