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As a Canadian, this has always seemed weird that they were Canadian victims too. Sure Canada is a US ally, but there's been a pretty big difference in policy to
by drpgq 9y ago
As a Canadian, this has always seemed weird that they were Canadian victims too. Sure Canada is a US ally, but there's been a pretty big difference in policy toward Cuba between the two.
- Simulacra 9y agoPerhaps the two nations shared a common space or Corridor
- toomanybeersies 9y agoThe US Embassy in Habana and the Canadian embassy are around 5 km apart from each other, so it does seem unlikely. It could be deflection. Target apparently random people, so that it's difficult to tell who the real target was.
- dx034 9y agoBut then why Canada? Why not Switzerland as a much more independent country?
- QAPereo 9y agoWhere those affected known to have visited the US embassy?
- totalZero 9y agoI wonder if the Canadians and the Americans frequented the same places in their off hours.
- ctack 9y agoPossibly it was something in a restaurant's food or bar.
- awinder 9y agoHow’s the Canadian relationship with Russia going?
- cmrdporcupine 9y agoI agree, having been to Cuba many times and seen the atmosphere there towards Canadians, and knowing Canadians who have done business there and been courted to do business by the Cuban gov't, etc. I can't see this being something the Castro regime would initiate or even tolerate. It works against their own interests big time. So I don't even see any motivation for the Cubans to have instigated an attack at all and myy best guess would be something done by North Korea or Russia or some other actor that has been a soft ally of Cuba, but also benefits from ongoing conflict between the US and Cuba, and would also benefit from worsening relations between Canada and Cuba. That the US hasn't initiated stronger retaliation makes me think they know this to.