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Rubio urges Cubans to partner with the CIA: 'Now is the time'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Cubans who want political change to pursue a discreet partnership with the CIA, hours after President Trump floated sending warships near the island. Cuba's deputy foreign minister mocked the appeal.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged Cubans seeking political change to work with the CIA, in one of the most direct public appeals of its kind by a senior U.S. official.
"To those who seek to create positive change in Cuba — now is the time," Rubio wrote, citing "the disappointment of failed promises, corruption, and the privileged lives of only a few." He urged Cubans to "seize this opportunity to create the change you desire" through a discreet partnership with the CIA.
The CIA separately posted a Spanish-language video advising people with information to visit an official U.S. facility in person if they can travel safely, and to use secure tools such as a VPN, a private browser and a separate email account when contacting the agency online.
Trump: Warships could stop off Cuba
Rubio's message came after President Donald Trump revived the idea of military pressure on Cuba at a rally in Fort Myers, Florida. "Those beautiful ships will pass Cuba. We'll have one of them stop about 50 yards off the coast," Trump said. "And then we're going to send Marco Rubio in to finish up the deal."
Havana responds
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio mocked the appeal. "Now the United States is resorting to public recruitment for the CIA," he wrote, adding: "There must be a great deal of desperation or misery within the agency." Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez dismissed Trump's threats, writing that Cuba's coastline "is full of beautiful beaches, but there are also razor-sharp limestone spikes."
The exchange comes amid rising pressure on Havana, including a de facto U.S. energy blockade imposed in January and a Florida arrest warrant this week for former president Raul Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue aircraft.
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