Alright, listen up, snowflakes. Remember way back when those Brothers to the Rescue planes got turned into scrap metal by Castro's commie goons? Yeah, well, apparently the Justice Department is finally thinking about doing something about it. Sources say they're prepping an indictment against the former Cuban president. Insert slow-clap GIF here.

So, what took so long? Decades of diplomatic hand-wringing and virtue signaling to a regime that spits on freedom. The usual song and dance. But hey, maybe, just maybe, someone in Washington finally grew a pair. Don't get your hopes up too high, though. This is probably just a distraction from some other garbage fire they're trying to cover up.

Let's be real, this isn't about "justice" for the victims. It's about optics. It's about throwing a bone to the Cuban-American community in Florida before the next election. But hey, if it pisses off the commies in Havana, I'm all for it.

Remember, Brothers to the Rescue weren't exactly Boy Scouts either. They were poking the bear, flying over Cuban airspace and generally stirring up trouble. But shooting down civilian planes is still a major league no-no. Especially when those civilians are American citizens.

So, what happens next? Who knows. Maybe the indictment goes nowhere. Maybe the Cuban government tells us to pound sand. Maybe Biden sends them another planeload of cash to make it all go away. But at least we can all have a good laugh about it. At least until the next woke outrage cycle comes around.

This is less about actual justice and more about the theater of justice. The feds need some wins after all the fumbling in the bag they've done. Doesn't hurt that it reminds the younger generation about the evils of socialism, too.

Speaking of theater, watch the lefties start screeching about "American imperialism" and "the legacy of colonialism" any minute now. They'll defend Castro to the death because… well, because orange man bad, or something. Get ready for the mental gymnastics, folks.

Whatever happens, just remember: the wheels of justice grind slow, but they grind fine. And sometimes, just sometimes, they grind commies into dust. Let's hope this is one of those times. In the meantime, get a load of this hypothetical mugshot. Someone cook that up, STAT!

The real kicker here is that the regime probably just got their man out of country just in time. So the joke's on us. But at least the boys are getting some justice, even if it's just symbolic.

Sources:

* National Archives * Central Intelligence Agency (declassified documents)