Basic Flynn, Roger Stone Slam Rep. Carlos Giménez for Shielding Crowley, a Protection Contractor Working Underneath Cuban Army Oversight
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On Tuesday, veteran political strategist and Trump adviser Roger Stone printed an unique bombshell report scrutinizing Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez (FL-28) for turning a blind eye as Crowley Maritime Company—a Florida-based Division of Protection contractor—runs cargo and freight operations in Cuba’s Mariel Port below the direct supervision of the Cuban army.
Crowley Maritime, a DoD contractor holding $2.3 billion in Protection Freight Transportation Companies (DFTS) contracts and $343 million in Maritime Prepositioning Power (MPF) contracts, has operated in Cuba since 2001 below authorization from the Office of Overseas Property Management (OFAC). Its operations in Cuba, the place the Castro regime army collaborates with China, Russia, and Iran, threat espionage, particularly given Chinese language intelligence amenities close to Havana.
As detailed in Stone’s report, “Cuba’s Indicators Intelligence (SIGINT) websites—Bejucal, Wajay, Calabazar, and El Salao—have been energetic since 1992, with main upgrades in 2019 and 2025. These amenities intercept U.S. army communications, observe rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, and spy on Guantánamo Bay. Bejucal now hosts a brand new Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA), whereas Wajay’s expanded 12-antenna complicated tremendously enhances Cuba’s surveillance attain.”
Stone additionally drew consideration to {a photograph} displaying Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez taking part in a Crowley Maritime Co. occasion in Havana—a picture that starkly underscores the blatant and alarming Cuba–Crowley–DoD nexus.
When reached for remark, Stone mentioned,
“It’s each disappointing and troubling that Congressman Giménez—co-sponsor of the Safety Act of 2023—has failed to make use of his chairmanship of the Home Homeland Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Safety to, on the very least, criticize and expose Crowley’s position in propping up and doing enterprise with the regime. His willful blindness, given his duty for maritime safety and his private connection to the Cuban- American neighborhood, represents a critical failure to confront each a transparent nationwide safety risk and a profound ethical challenge.”
“It’s much more disconcerting that Giménez had a number of alternatives to scrutinize Crowley’s actions in Cuba—significantly throughout the Joint Discipline Listening to on Port Security, Safety, and Infrastructure Funding on April 5, 2024, the place James C. Fowler, Senior Vice President and Basic Supervisor of Crowley Delivery, was a panelist. But neither Congressman Giménez nor his shut ally, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, questioned Fowler about Crowley’s Cuban operations or associated safety dangers, together with potential vulnerabilities whereas subcontracting for the Division of Protection. Including insult to damage, Diaz-Balart has acquired marketing campaign contributions from Crowley.”
“Amongst sure Cuban-American politicians and ‘influencers,’ it has turn into a pattern to base their total enchantment on ‘opposition’ rhetoric to the regime. This degree of inaction leads many to consider that, to them, it’s nothing greater than money register politics,” Stone concluded.
Basic Michael Flynn, certainly one of our nation’s most esteemed army and geopolitical consultants, emphasised the gravity of the scenario, noting, “President Donald Trump ought to make Cuba a part of the deal as he ends the corrupt warfare in Ukraine. And Rep. Giménez ought to cease shielding them:
“President Donald Trump ought to make Cuba a part of the deal as he ends the corrupt warfare in Ukraine. And Rep. Giménez ought to cease shielding them”
.@realDonaldTrump ought to make Cuba a part of the deal as he ends the corrupt warfare in Ukraine. And Rep Giménez ought to cease shielding them. https://t.co/ExzgHw4xFt
— Basic Mike Flynn (@GenFlynn) August 12, 2025
Cuba’s position as a proxy for U.S. adversaries—internet hosting Russian naval visits, Iranian diplomatic ties, and Chinese language SIGINT websites—makes Crowley’s dealings a geopolitical legal responsibility. By working in Cuba, Crowley dangers enabling a regime that helps anti-U.S. regimes like Venezuela’s and facilitates uneven warfare, undermining American pursuits within the Western Hemisphere.
