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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The Justice Department has formally indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanch made the announcement at Miami's Freedom Tower.
Today, we are announcing an indictment charging Raul Castro and several others with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals.
Chapter 2: What are the implications of the indictment against Raul Castro?
NPR's Ada Peralta reports the charges stem from Castro's alleged involvement in the downing of two American planes in 1996.
The two planes belonged to a group called Brothers to the Rescue, which used to fly over the streets of Florida, alerting the Coast Guard of Cuban migrants in trouble. On several occasions, the planes flew into Cuban airspace, dropping anti-government leaflets. In February of 1996, the Cuban Air Force shot down two Cessnas. The U.S. claims then-Defense Minister Raul Castro ordered the shooting.
Michael Bustamante studies Cuba at the University of Miami, and he says this is bigger than historical justice. The indictment is part of a broader U.S. move to pressure the Cuban government to change.
It also sets the table ostensibly for the thing that the administration lacked. If they ever did want to escalate to military action, which was a pretext to do so.
In January, the U.S. used the indictment of Nicolas Maduro to remove him from office in Venezuela. Eder Peralta, NPR News, Miami.
President Trump is defending a new nearly $1.8 billion fund designed to help people he says were unfairly targeted by the justice system after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol building.
The anti-weaponization campaign. of people. I mean, people were destroyed. They went to jail. Their families were ruined. They committed suicide.
Now, two police officers who defended the Capitol during the insurrection are suing to stop those payments. NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports the lawsuit argues taxpayers should not be forced to compensate people involved in the attack.
Washington, D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges was repeatedly assaulted by rioters on January 6th. President Trump pardoned the men who attacked him. And now the administration says those rioters and others can apply for payment from a new $1.8 billion fund set up by the Justice Department for people who believe they were victims of weaponized law enforcement.
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