One strong area of interest for me is Cuba. So to kick off this blog I'm posting an article about Luis Posada Carriles. He's a Cuban exile suspected in a string of bombings of Cuban hotels, as well as much controversey regarding his involvement in the bombing of a Cubana airlines flight in 1973. You can find a BBC overview of Posada here.
Last year he was apprehended in the US for illegal entry, and was supposed to be deported. He may be set free now because a country has not been found that will accept him from the US, and the courts have ruled that he can't be held indefinitely. Here is the BBC update on the story.
This has been a political "hot pototoe" for the US government since many people consider Posada a terrorist. Despite that, defense from some Cuban exiles can be found for him in Republican-friendly south Florida.
Conclusion: Keep Posada locked up if no country accepts him. He likely won't get a fair trial in Cuba or Venezuela, and given the timing of the decision (five year anniversary of 9/11), people like him should not be set free. Whatever law could potentially set him free should be amended.
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Yo Dave,
I share silimar interests in Cuba. I traveled throughout the country this summer with a group of students through a course offered by Wendy Holm on Sustainble Agriculture. We came across a plethora of anti-US propaganda with the most intense images in Havana, near the Swiss embassy. In Cuba and the US, the Swiss embassies act as intermediaries between the two countries, housing special interest section for each country. On the 5th floor of the embassy, in plain view of the famous Hotel National, the Americans had erected an LED wall the entire length and width of the building floor. Anti-Castro propaganda scrolled across the screen day and night, with telephone numbers for Cubans to contact if they wanted to find ways of getting out. Only days after the screen went up (or so the story goes) the Cubans mounted in massive concrete blocks, a mournful parade of over 150 black flags into the air, one for each Cuban dead at the hands of "US terrorism". The message could no longer be read, scarcely seen, through the uprising.
Audioslave was the first American band to play in Cuba since 1959, at an outdoor plaza corridor right in the front of where the flags stand now. At the other end stands a statue of Jose Marti holding a child with resemblance to Elian Gonzales, with an accusatory pointed finger towards the US floor. Short story long, there were some interesting billboards across the street. My favorite was a farcical movie ad: "Coming to courts across North America, George Bush and Louis Posada Carilles star in 'The Assasin'". They each had mouthfuls of blood. Once my blog is set up I'll post the pictures. But, you might have been there recently and seen all of this. Side note, our class leader, Wendy Holm, wrote an article recently on the Harper Government's plan to disrupt the sovereign Canadian wheat industry by effectively dismantling the Canadian Wheat Board, paving the way for an onslaught of unecessary US product. Assimilation at hand, step by step, the NWO falls into place in the name of an American Union from Yellow Knife to Tierra del Fuego. Pretty soon we'll be buying pizza with Ameros. Wendy's article was printed in Common Ground.
Later
Spencer.
It is hard to believe that a country, such as the US, so diligent towards the 'war on terror' can be in support of a suspected terrorist. His lawyer says his client deserves US protection because of his long years of service to the country, however by that rationale why is Osama Bin Ladin not allowed to take refuge in the US as well? It is interresting to see how countries can turn a blind eye towrds people and issues when it best serves their interest.
Spencer,
Sounds like a very interesting trip. The rhetoric from both sides is very interesting. Thanks for the post and I look forward to seeing the pics. They are the propaganda masters. I'm gonna look up the Common Ground article.
Rhett,
Yeah, especially in South Florida you can find a lot of double morality. There are some vague issues with Posada, but reading some of his interviews he is a guy that no matter what he is guilty or innocent of, you may want to keep away from if you are trying to win a battle of ideology.
buenos dias,
just got sent this link and thought some of the class might be interested:
https://secure2.convio.net/pep/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=121
Its one of those fill in and send forms to the US government demanding that Luis Posada Carriles be extradited to Venezuela to face trial for bombing Cubana de Aviación flight 455. Apparently on September 23rd there is a "large" march planned in washington over this issue.
Deer,
I'm a little weary of Venezuela. I'm not so sure that he would get a fair trial there. There is so much at stake that I have the feeling the Venezuelan government would rubber stamp a guilty verdict to use him as a propaganda tool.
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