U.S. Accused of Biological Warfare

Havana revived biological warfare charges against the United States, alleging a U.S. government crop-dusting plane crossed Cuba in October and dumped insects that have caused crop disease on the island. The ruling Communist Party daily Granma devoted two of its eight pages to the allegations. It did not say why Cuba chose this moment to renew charges it initially made in early May, but Havana could be planning to raise the issue at next week’s U.N. General Assembly session on the environment, which will be attended by a number of heads of state and government. Washington has called the allegations “deliberate misinformation.”