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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by ransom1538 on Sunday July 21, 2024 @12:21PM (#41026135)
OR. They lost a gamble. They picked Russia over the US and lost, big.
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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by pajko on Sunday July 21, 2024 @01:35PM (#41026641)
Khmmm... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mongoose
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Re:10% of Cubans have left Cuba in the last year by ransom1538 on Sunday July 21, 2024 @03:22PM (#41027444)
From your link:

"It (Operation_Mongoose) was officially authorized on November 30, 1961 by U.S. President John F. Kennedy."

JFK was shot in the head (most likely Oswald visited Mexico City and the Cuban and Soviet consulates). So... even more bad gambles by Cuba.

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