Cuba Kills 4 Exiles Trying to "Infiltrate" Island by Boat as U.S. “Medieval Siege” of Cuba Continues

Feb 26, 2026 | Cuban exiles on a U.S.-registered speedboat attempted to enter Cuba undetected, but were confronted by border patrol in Cuban waters on Wednesday. According to the Cuban Interior Ministry, the Cuban nationals on the speedboat fired on the border agents who then returned fire — killing four and injuring six of the men. This comes as the Trump administration’s blockade of fuel has triggered a severe humanitarian and economic crisis in Cuba, compounding the impact of the U.S. economic embargo in place since 1962. In response to the growing humanitarian crisis, activists are organizing a flotilla to deliver aid to the island. “We cannot allow us to go back to the days of gunboat diplomacy, where the U.S. thinks that it is allowed to violate sovereign nations, and it can have hegemony over the hemisphere,” says CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin, who is taking part in the flotilla. “These are sovereign countries. We must leave them alone.”

Americans are a cruel people. Trump is especially cruel. Americans call themselves Christian—Nay! They insist that they are Christian—but Jesus wouldn’t recognise them as such. Americans are about as far away from Christianity and Christian principles as it is possible to get! Greed, cruelty, and mercilessness abounds in America, especially under the leadership of Trump and his cronies.

I am no communist sympathiser. But so what if a tiny island such as Cuba chooses to live by communist principles? What possible difference could this make to the Goliath that is America today?

Instead of going to church next Sunday, I suggest that Americans look into their mirrors and ask themselves one simple question: Am I really living according to Christian principles? — © Mark Alexander

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