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I cannot conceive how anyone not up to mischief could somehow close to within a mile of Cuba.
 
A new reason that he wants to start bombing Iran as quickly as possible now.
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.
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McG said:
A new reason that he wants to start bombing Iran as quickly as possible now.
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

Documents released by the Justice Department briefly mention a woman’s unverified accusation that Donald J. Trump assaulted her in the 1980s, when she was a minor. But several memos related to her account are not in the files.
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Further.

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FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say

The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this time terminating employees who participated in the probe into the Republican’s hoarding of classified documents.
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Brad Sallows said:
I cannot conceive how anyone not up to mischief could somehow close to within a mile of Cuba.
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I'm guessing that the Cubans wanted to wait until the last possible moment before firing in order to try and reduce as much as possible flak from the US. Hitting someone in a speedboat 10 miles out vs 3miles vs 1 mile might trigger different responses from the US. But with the current Circus who knows what they'll do/
 
brihard said:
If, as alleged, they opened fire on Cuban law enforcement in Cuban territorial waters and lost the resultant firefight, then it sounds like a FAFO and this is Cuba’s matter to deal with. The U.S. is free to provide consular services to any of its citizens who are subsequently in Cuban custody.
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Apparently all Cuban born, with US citizenship. 4 dead and 6 injured, so very likley people smugglers and most likley did not pay a "fee to look the other way" to the local commander.
 
Colin Parkinson said:
Apparently all Cuban born, with US citizenship. 4 dead and 6 injured, so very likley people smugglers and most likley did not pay a "fee to look the other way" to the local commander.
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The boat, which was registered in Florida, “was carrying 10 armed individuals who, according to preliminary statements from those detained, intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes,” the Cuban Interior Ministry said in a statement.

“Assault rifles, handguns, improvised explosive devices (Molotov cocktails), bulletproof vests, telescopic sights, and camouflage uniforms were seized,” it said.
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10 Cubans on U.S. boat intended to carry out an 'armed infiltration,' Havana says

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. would conduct an independent investigation before responding. Four people on the boat were killed, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.
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I’m not tracking Trump or his admin having had any involvement in that Cuban shooting nor any follow-up of significance. I get that there is a US nexus and Trump is president, but is it not more than a little off topic?
 
brihard said:
And in such a case I would revert to Occam’s razor. The simplest and most plausible explanation here is organized crime doing crime stuff and trying to shoot their way out, and losing.

I of course remain open to taking in new information.
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Or someone wanting off the island peoples’ paradise having their ride out intercepted? One man’s freedom run could be another’s human trafficking/kidnapping, especially when one is torn about who to believe more these days.
 
PPCLI Guy said:
Other than the fact that the vessel was US registered, I will take anything the US has to say with a dump truck of salt
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I suspect neither side has a interest in the whole truth getting out. I saw a brief clip of Rubio looking unsure when being questioned. If there was US government involvement, it might been at a level and distance from the Whitehouse to allow them to honestly deny prior knowledge.

I leaned to smugglers not paying the "fee" to be left alone. If they were heavily armed, it could be Cuban resistance groups doing their own thing. With the Cuban regime either getting lucky in intercepting them or they had a source in the opposition group.
 
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