The three will be resentenced, presumably to shorter prison terms.
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Justice for the Cuban Five. NY Times Op-Ed. Bill Paparian was there on Monday for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals hearing for the Cuban Five. The defense attorneys told the appeals panel that prosecutors had made improper statements and the evidence used to convict was insufficient. “Every type of prosecutorial misconduct ever identified in case law occurred here, in some [...] After a two-year battle with immigration authorities, Cuban exile militant Luis Posada Carriles arrived in Miami shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday after being released on $350,000 bond by a federal court in El Paso, Texas.Posada’s release is sure to unleash a firestorm in Venezuela and Cuba, where leaders accuse Posada of masterminding the bombing [...] For lying, not for terrorism. And he could still walk. But this is still a welcome development, as it’s the first indictment inside the US for this self-admitted terrorist. Lefti on the News, who is deeply involved in the Cuban Five struggle, details how a small, highly vocal group of people made so much noise about Posada that the government was forced to keep that terrorist (he’s admitted to blowing up planes) in prison. This is an excellent example of how people in the [...] 600 marched in DC on Saturday in support of the Cuban Five. The Five were unjustly imprisoned here because they infiltrated right-wing Cuban exile groups in Miami, groups whose members have bragged about committing serious violence, including murder, in Cuba. This was an important demo. It drew people from 30 cities. The ANSWER Coalition was [...] There will be a nationally organized and coordinated march and rally in support of the Cuban Five tomorrow in D.C. Lefti on the News is there, helping to organize it, with on the ground blog coverage. Several ANSWER LA organizers are there too. The Free the Five website has complete details, with press conference coverage, [...] March to White House. Sat. Sept.23 The Cuban Five received grotesquely long sentences for infiltrating right wing Cuban exile groups. They did not infiltrate or spy on the US government, only on private groups who have boasted of committing violent crimes in Cuba. The trial was Orwellian. The government said they were ‘spying’ because they [...] The L.A. Times today has a quite favorable article on the Cuban Five, who have been unjustly imprisoned here for spying on the US even though there was no proof they did so. Recent disclosures have shown there were, and are, serious threats to Cuba from anti-Castro Cubans and the right, thus bolstering the Five’s [...] |  | ||||
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