30 year old event.
The hypocrisy was noted by commenters.
Rhodi wrote 'From a strict standpoint of international law, the federal murder indictment against Raúl Castro for the 1996 civilian shootdowns exposes a sharp double standard, as the Trump administration is currently bypassing the exact same legal frameworks in its lethal maritime campaign. The Department of Justice is charging Castro with murder and destruction of aircraft because Cuba used military jets to summarily destroy unarmed civilian targets outside of a warzone, completely violating the Chicago Convention and the international mandate for standard law enforcement interdiction. Yet, by deploying military assets to launch lethal strikes against unproven, suspected drug vessels in international waters—resulting in nearly 200 civilian deaths without trial or evidence—the administration is executing the same extrajudicial use of force against non-combatants. Ultimately, both actions fundamentally violate the core international prohibition against using military weapons to summarily execute civilians on the high seas or in international airspace, rendering the U.S. actions legally indistinguishable from the exact crime it is prosecuting Castro for ordering.'