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Karma13612

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15. You are right about that

Reply to raccoon (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 08:46 AM

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but, until I know more about what these US citizens in a speed boat were doing, I am still saying that it was fool hardy of them to even be that close to Cuba.

A speed boat is not a fishing boat. What were they doing?

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Four people were killed and seven others were wounded on Feb. 25 after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

WTF................... Lovie777 Wednesday #1

more UpInArms Wednesday #2

A gunfight? The speedboat sailors had guns or rifles? haele Wednesday #9

Probably trafficking in a human cargo of Cuban nationals. Wuddles440 Wednesday #11

Sorry, but they were Karma13612 Wednesday #3

Nor did South American fishermen deserve to be slaughtered. raccoon Wednesday #5

You are right about that Karma13612 Thursday #15

FAFO deluxe. BannonsLiver Wednesday #4

Cuba is 90 miles from Key West so they had at least 80 miles to rethink this .. whatever it was. Deuxcents Wednesday #6

This sounds like a remember the Maine exploitation moment although their boiler did not blow up. GreenWave Wednesday #7

The US will more than likely use this to attack Cuba. walkingman Wednesday #8

Yep - those men on the boat were "patsies" sent by our government. kerry-is-my-prez Wednesday #10

This is assuming the Cuban government's version is the truth which it may not be EX500rider Wednesday #12

Let's hear some names RussBLib Thursday #13

This has happened before. Usually human smugglers picking up Cubans to run to the US Melon Thursday #14