Key organizations and activists tied to the CCP-linked Singham Networkrapidly movedto defend former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro following this week’s Justice Department indictment tied to the 1996 shootdown of civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue.

The indictment,unveiled by the United States Department of Justice, charges Castro and others in connection with the deaths of four men after Cuban MiG fighter jets destroyed two civilian planes over international waters near Cuba nearly three decades ago. Prosecutors said the aircraft were outside Cuban territory and heading away from the island when they were attacked.

In response, a collection of far-left organizations linked to Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham quickly launched a coordinated public campaign condemning the indictment and echoing talking points from the Cuban Communist government.

Among the groups defending Castro were Party for Socialism and Liberation, The People’s Forum, Code Pink, and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research.

Code Pink, co-founded by Singham’s wife Jodie Evans, accused the Trump administration of fabricating the case to justify military action against Cuba.

“They’re not seeking justice for a downed flight. The Trump administration is fabricating a pretext for military intervention,”the group saidafter Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment.

Code Pink later called the indictment a “sham” and defended Cuba’s actions in shooting down the civilian aircraft. The group argued that “International law guarantees any country, including Cuba, the right to respond to airspace violations after exhausting diplomatic means to do so.”

The DOJ indictment, however, alleges the planes were flying over international waters and that the pilots received no warning before being destroyed by the Cuban military.

The Party for Socialism and Liberationsimilarly condemnedthe charges, describing them as“a transparent pretext for escalating aggression against a sovereign nation.”

Its affiliated media outlet, Liberation News,arguedCastro acted lawfully under international law and claimed Cuba had the right to defend its territory against “US-based terrorist groups like Brothers to the Rescue.”

Source: ZeroHedge News