Cuba/United States - The Self-Righteous State Seeks Vengeance Through Legal Means

Event Baseline: The US government is reportedly preparing to charge former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, escalating ideological hostilities.

Law becomes a weapon of the self. The US, clinging to its image as global judge, projects its moral framework onto Cuba. This is not justice; it is the perpetuation of a grievance cycle. The event from 1996 is kept alive as a memory-ghost to justify present aggression. Cuba's leadership, in turn, sees this as imperialist attack and entrenches its own ideological fiction. Both are trapped in a battle of beliefs. This legal theater will not heal wounds; it will deepen division and starve the Cuban people further through prolonged embargo psychology.