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Exposure of Terrorist Plots Could Help Cuban 5

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Granma International - Aug 22, 2006
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2006/agosto/mar22/35con...

Exposure of Terrorist conspiracies could help case of the Five

BY JEAN-GUY ALLARD

THE most recent revelations about conspiracies by anti-Cuban
counterrevolutionary groups in the United States could help the case of the
Cuban Five, according to a U.S. newspaper, the Los Angeles Times.

The article in the important California daily notes that Gerardo Hernández,
Fernando González, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino and René González were
sentenced five years ago and "fought the federal charges of conspiracy to
commit espionage during their 2001 trial by arguing that they were here to
infiltrate radical Cuban exile groups that had devised and executed dozens
of missions to topple the Communist government in Cuba..."

In an article titled "Anti-Castro Disclosures Could Help Case of `Cuban
Five,'"

Carol J. Williams, staff writer for the state's largest-circulation daily,
writes that the revelations related to terrorists Toñin Llama, Robert Ferro
and Santiago Alvarez could help lead to a new trial for the Five.

The article refers to the case of the yacht La Esperanza, seized in Puerto
Rico with armaments on board as it was heading for Isla Margarita to
assassinate Fidel. It also notes that recently in Miami, José Antonio Llama
admitted that he "financed a 1997 mission to kill Castro for which he had
already been tried and acquitted."

It also cites the case of Californian Robert Ferro, who "said in April that
he collected 1,500 guns and grenades for an assault on Cuba."

The article's author notes that the trial of Santiago Alvarez on charges of
trying to organize "an attack on Castro" begins next month.

"We are following these new developments and when we feel we are closer to
having the full story, we will be bringing it to the Court's attention,"
attorney Leonard Weinglass told the daily.

***

Prensa Latina, Havana
http://www.ple...

US Media: Plot Exposure Helps Cuban Cause

Havana, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) Recent US press coverage of plots by
anti-Cuban counterrevolutionary groups in the US should support the case
for freedom of the five Cuban anti-terrorism fighters imprisoned in the US
since 1998.

Analyzing revelations in US daily Los Angeles Times, a Granma article
Tuesday recalls how Gerardo Hernandez, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero,
Ramon Labañino and Rene Gonzalez were condemned to harsh sentences (from 15
years to double life) when they were trying to prevent exactly such
schemes.

Although tried for espionage in their politically-motivated 2001 Miami
trial, the LA Times highlights that the Cuban Five, as they are universally
known, were sent to prison because they infiltrated a terrorist
organization in Florida, to warn and prevent attacks against their
motherland.

The article by journalist Carol J. Williams maintains that the revelations
by terrorists Toñin Llama, Robert Ferro and Santiago Alvarez could help
uphold the original Atlanta Appellate Court decision to hold a new trial
for the Cuban Five.

Headlined "Anti-Castro Revelations Could Help Cuban Five", the article
refers to the case of the La Esperanza yacht, captured loaded with armament
in Puerto Rico, while trying to get to Margarita Island to assassinate
President Fidel Castro.

According to the daily, Jose Antonio Llama recently admitted in Miami that
he had financed a mission in 1997 to kill the Cuban leader, for which he
was tried and exonerated.

The LA Times further mentions the case of Californian Robert Ferro, who
said in April he had amassed 1,500 rifles and grenades with which to attack
Cuba.

Finally, the author states that September is the trial of Santiago Alvarez,
another terrorist who has tried to assassinate Fidel Castro.

Cuban Five defense attorney Leonard Weinglass told the Los Angeles Times
that they are following these new happenings and have nearly the complete
history to present to the Court.

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