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US planning to fully dominate Latin America – lawyer to RT as Castro indicted

RT News · · 297 words · By Russia Today
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The US Justice Department indicted Castro and five officials on Wednesday for conspiracy to kill US nationals in the 1996 downing of two planes”
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Multiple independent sources (Justice Department, RT World News, and another web search result) confirm that the US Justice Department indicted Raúl Castro for conspiracy to kill US nationals regarding the 1996 downing of two planes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Justice Department. DOJ indicts Raúl Castro over fatal 1996 civilian planes’ shooting. The 94-year-old former president of Cuba was head of the military when two small airplanes from Brothers to the R…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/raul-cas…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the 1996 downing of two planes between Cuba and Florida.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r219yxl5eo
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted by the US Justice Department. The indictment came months after US President Donald Trump warned that Cuba would be “next” after Venezuela was targe…
https://www.rt.com/news/640297-us-indicted-raul-castro/
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“Four people were killed in the incident”
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Only one relevant source (France24) confirms that four people died. The other web results are irrelevant (discussing the number 4 or United Airlines).
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web search NEUTRAL — A four-sided plane figure is a quadrilateral or quadrangle, sometimes also called a tetragon. It can be further classified as a rectangle or oblong, kite, rhombus, and square.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4
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web search NEUTRAL — Four is a Buy Now, Pay Later app that lets you split any online purchase into 4 easy payments, made every two weeks. Download the app, get your one-time virtual card, and shop at hundreds of your favo…
https://www.paywithfour.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 12, 2021 · Remember, zero is the same as none. Let's clap and count together back up to four. 1, 2, 3, 4! Now, point at the number 4, and use your finger to trace it in the air. Here we go!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tH8ZRPb-jQw
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“Havanna said at the time that the planes were connected with the US Air Force, and were repeatedly warned to divert before they were fired upon”
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RT World News explicitly states that Cuba claimed the planes were connected to the US Air Force and were warned to divert. CNN also notes that Fidel Castro took responsibility, confirming the Cuban government's narrative of airspace violation.
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web search NEUTRAL — All were within range of Moscow. The US had also trained a paramilitary force of Cuban expatriates, for a CIA-led attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow its government in April 1961.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba said at the time that the planes were connected to the US Air Force, and were warned to divert before they were fired upon. The indictment was handed down shortly before a ceremony in Miami comme…
https://www.rt.com/news/640297-us-indicted-raul-castro/
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web search NEUTRAL — “This is cowardice.” What was the fallout in Cuba? Fidel Castro took responsibility for the incident, saying he gave orders to his military to shoot down planes violating Cuba airspace. The US insists…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/americas/brothers-rescue-cuba…
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“acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he cannot explain why the Justice Department chose to do it “now as opposed to two decades ago or 30 years ago””
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Multiple sources (CNN Politics and other news reports) identify Todd Blanche as the Acting US Attorney General and place him at a news conference in Miami on May 20, 2026, discussing the indictment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference announcing the indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro, at the Freedom Tower in Miami on May 20.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/live-news/raul-castr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, center, speaks during a news conference announcing the indictment of former Cuban president Raul Castro, at the Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida, on May 20, 2026. …
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/20/doj-cuba-raul-castr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, is speaking at a news conference about the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro. “There’s a reason why myself and the leadership are here and not in…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/20/donald-…
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“The indictment came several months after US President Donald Trump warned that Cuba would be “next” after Venezuela was targeted for regime change”
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RT World News and other reports explicitly link the indictment to Donald Trump's warning that Cuba would be 'next' after Venezuela.
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web search NEUTRAL — The unstated warning behind the possible indictment of the 94-year-old former president of Cuba could not have been clearer: Just look at what happened in Venezuela. This week, the Trump administratio…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/us/politics/trump-cuba-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Cuban President Raul Castro has been indicted by the US Justice Department. The indictment came months after US President Donald Trump warned that Cuba would be “next” after Venezuela was targe…
https://www.rt.com/news/640297-us-indicted-raul-castro/
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump administration move echoes indictment of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro as fuel crisis racks Cuba.Former president Raúl Castro, pictured on 1 May 2025, has officially retired but remains the most po…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/15/raul-castro-in…
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“the indictment comes shortly after the US kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela”
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Deutsche Welle reports that Venezuela's Vice President condemned the operation as a 'kidnapping' of President Nicolas Maduro. Other search results are irrelevant (United Airlines).
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and to dest…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest travel deals on flights, hotels and rental cars. Book airline tickets and MileagePlus award tickets to worldwide destinations.
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find and compare United Airlines flights & tickets for all destinations, read 9,735 reviews, see United Airlines fees, cancellation policy and flight information | KAYAK
https://www.kayak.com/United-Airlines.UA.airline.html
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“the US... is threatening to do the same to former President Evo Morales in Bolivia”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of irrelevant search results regarding United Airlines. No evidence was found regarding threats to kidnap Evo Morales.
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web search NEUTRAL — United Airlines, Inc. is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It operates an extensive domestic and international route network across the United States and to dest…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest travel deals on flights, hotels and rental cars. Book airline tickets and MileagePlus award tickets to worldwide destinations.
https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Find and compare United Airlines flights & tickets for all destinations, read 9,735 reviews, see United Airlines fees, cancellation policy and flight information | KAYAK
https://www.kayak.com/United-Airlines.UA.airline.html
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“Kovalik, who is currently serves as Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s attorney in the US”
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Two separate sources (Transcend Media Service and 'Stop the Wars at Home') identify Dan Kovalik as the attorney representing Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro has accused the United States of systematically murdering Caribbean civilians and has decided to take legal action regarding the death of Alejandro Carranza, a fishe…
https://www.elciudadano.com/en/colombian-president-petro-acc…
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web search NEUTRAL — These could, at worst, see Petro in a US prison alongside Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom the US kidnapped on 3 Jan. I spoke to attorney and author Dan Kovalik, President Petro’s legal repre…
https://www.transcend.org/tms/2026/03/u-s-takes-aim-at-presi…
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web search NEUTRAL — This week I spoke with attorney Dan Kovalik, who has been representing Colombian President Gustavo Petro with regard to the US sanctions. Kovalik also accompanied President Petro on his visit to the W…
https://unac.notowar.net/2026/02/15/president-petro-speaks-t…
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