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The John Batchelor Show

The Historic Indictment of Raul Castro

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
Podcast
en. Rick Scott speaks alongside other members of Congress from Florida about the indictment of the former President of Cuba Raul Castro, in the US Capitol on May 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
Sen. Rick Scott speaks alongside other members of Congress from Florida about the indictment of the former President of Cuba Raul Castro in the US Capitol on May 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

Mary Kissel appears on The John Batchelor Show to discuss the historic indictment of Raul Castro for the 1996 shootdown of an unarmed aircraft. She interprets this move as diplomatic leverage to encourage a transition toward a more open, prosperous Cuba. 

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