Cuba shoots down US planes

Title

Cuba shoots down US planes

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1996

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Duration

00:03:44

Description

Report on the shooting down of two US civilian aircraft by Cuban military jets. The aircraft belonged to the Brothers to the Rescue exile group who help refugees flee the island. Reaction in the USA and cooling of relations with Cuba. Includes sound of radio traffic between Cuban airforce and the Cuban-American pilots (in Spanish); Bill Clinton reaction; also speaking Ricardo Alarcon, Head of Cuba’s National Assembly; Cuban-American exile radio reporter; Senator Bob Dole (presidential candidate speech criticising Clinton and courting Cuban-American vote in Florida).

Contributors

Bill Clinton; Bob Dole; Ricardo Alarcon

Keywords

USA; Elections; Cuba; Military aircraft; International relations; Economic sanctions; Refugees; Fidel Castro; Presidential candidates; Communism; Emigration; Civil aircraft; Brothers to the Rescue

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