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2026-02-26 Caribbean-Latin America

Cuba Says Four Shot Dead After US-Registered Boat Violates Territorial Waters

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1 Hmmm, Cuba touched the boats...

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-02-26 01:08|| 2026-02-26 01:08|| Front Page Top

2 Armed individuals killed by Cuban coast guard aboard Florida-registered boat were US residents, local officials claim

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-26 01:33|| 2026-02-26 01:33|| Front Page Top

3 Cuba Becomes The First Country To Reach Net Zero. Shouldn't We Be Celebrating?

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-02-26 06:05|| 2026-02-26 06:05|| Front Page Top

4 I have seen versions of this story that leave out the somewhat important part about the boat opening fire on the Cubans. This is called 'journalism'.

Posted by SteveS 2026-02-26 09:14|| 2026-02-26 09:14|| Front Page Top

5 More (unverified) info is that these were born-in-Cuba US residents looking to exfiltrate some of their relatives.

So maybe not "Bay of Pigs II"

Posted by Mercutio 2026-02-26 09:31|| 2026-02-26 09:31|| Front Page Top

6 Maybe just smugglers.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-26 10:21|| 2026-02-26 10:21|| Front Page Top

7 There may have been some confusion as the expats were no longer sailing the 1951 Chevy truck that they left on.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-02-26 11:20|| 2026-02-26 11:20|| Front Page Top

8 Family member of American killed by Cuban forces in boat shootout says he was on 'diabolical' mission

Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-26 17:38|| 2026-02-26 17:38|| Front Page Top

9 So maybe not "Bay of Pigs II"

The sequel is never as good as the original.

Posted by SteveS 2026-02-26 19:26|| 2026-02-26 19:26|| Front Page Top

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