Patrick Oppmann CNN

CNN International Correspondent & Havana Bureau Chief

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They left Cuba searching for the American Dream. ICE sent them home in shackles. https://t.co/PAGThW0QoI

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Cuba prepares for a potential US attack, my story. https://t.co/OrB7eKCITD

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Raul Castro turns 95 today as the revolution he and his brother Fidel started faces unprecedented pressure and he is under US indictment.

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There’s been one hour of power today in my neighborhood in Havana —others have had no electricity for days. The situation is fast becoming unlivable for many in Cuba.

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The Foreign Desk: Cubans are facing a nightmarish humanitarian crisis. Driving the emergency is Washington DC, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio has long dreamed of regime change on the island. We head to Havana for the picture on the ground.
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Just in: The Cuban government is organizing a demonstration to protest Raul Castro’s indictment on Friday morning in front of the US Embassy in Havana.

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Why today’s indictment of Raul Castro could move the US and Cuba closer to open conflict, my story. https://t.co/Dxrsas3fIk

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First reaction from Cuban government to extraordinary indictment of Raul Castro today. Battle lines being drawn…

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La pretendida acusación contra el General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, que acaba de comunicar el Gobierno estadounidense, solo evidencia la soberbia y la frustración que le provoca a los representantes del imperio, la inquebrantable firmeza de la Revolución Cubana y la unidad y fortaleza moral de su liderazgo.

Se trata de una acción política, sin ningún basamento jurídico, que solo busca engrosar el expediente que fabrican para justificar el desatino de una agresión militar a #Cuba.

EE.UU miente y manipula los sucesos alrededor del derribo de las avionetas de la organización narco-terrorista Hermanos al Rescate, en 1996.

Sabe bien, porque sobran evidencias documentales, que no se actuó de manera imprudente ni se violó el derecho internacional, como sí vienen haciendo fuerzas militares estadounidenses, con sus fríamente calculadas y abiertamente publicitadas ejecuciones extrajudiciales sobre embarcaciones civiles en el Caribe y el Pacífico.

El 24 de febrero de 1996, Cuba actuó en legítima defensa, dentro de sus aguas jurisdiccionales, tras sucesivas y peligrosas violaciones de nuestro espacio aéreo por connotados terroristas, de lo cual la administración estadounidense de turno fue alertada en más de una decena de ocasiones, pero hizo caso omiso de las advertencias y permitió las violaciones.

La altura ética y el sentido humanista de su obra, derriban cualquier infamia que se pretenda levantar contra el General de Ejército Raúl Castro. Como jefe guerrillero y como estadista, ganó el amor de su pueblo, a lo que se suma el respeto y la admiración de otros líderes de la región y del mundo. Esos valores son su mejor defensa y un escudo moral, frente al ridículo intento de menoscabar su talla de héroe.

#RaúlEsRaúl

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Cuba’s 1pm state newscast at this moment announcing activities to celebrate Raul Castro’s 95th birthday in June… No word so far on the island that the US has indicted Castro today.

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DOJ case against Raúl Castro unsealed. Former Cuban president is charged with conspiracy to kill US nationals, destruction of an aircraft and murder. Follow live updates. https://t.co/teDJd0Yws1

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No mention so far in Cuba’s state-run press that the Trump administration is expected to indict Raul Castro today… but there is this reminder to Cubans to celebrate Raul Castro’s 95th birthday next month and give him a “collective hug.”

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The extraordinary developments this year that have brought Cuba (and Cubans) to a breaking point, my story.

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Cubanos se preparan para una “invasión” mientras EE.UU. intensifica las tensiones con una isla ya golpeada https://t.co/MztsMWNYmr

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Havana this week aboard a not-very-clandestine airplane emblazoned with the words “United States of America” was deeply shocking for many Cubans, and the clearest sign yet that tensions are reaching critical mass. | Analysis https://t.co/D4tV6IIQTY

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Cubans have prepared for a US attack for decades. Now one actually may be coming, my story. https://t.co/rnko5Ge8p6

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The US Justice Department is working to secure criminal charges against former Cuban president Raul Castro, according to sources familiar with the matter. https://t.co/TZ3Zb0yuY8

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Desperation of a Cuban mother that I interviewed last night who said she has no food for her children.

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Cuba says CIA Director John Ratcliffe quietly met with officials in Havana, as it deals with an energy sector collapse and rising tensions with the US.
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Just in: CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a US delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban govt officials as the island deals with a collapse of its energy sector amid rising tensions with the US, the Cuban government announced Thursday

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Cuba’s energy crisis goes from bad to even worse as 20+ hour blackouts become the new reality. https://t.co/QKHLvZCxpG

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A CNN graphic showing the recent US intelligence-gathering flights around Cuba, the most to have occurred in years likely.

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US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba, following a pattern similar to lead up to military operations in Iran and Venezuela.

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NEW: The US has conducted at least 25 intelligence-gathering flights off the coast of Cuba since early February, per data from @FlightRadar24

Check out my analysis: https://t.co/2fGYUybk34