Wives reveal plot to rig Cuban 'spy' trials

[Judi Lynn]

Wives reveal plot to rig Cuban 'spy' trials
Tuesday 01 June 2010
by Lizzie Cocker

New evidence to be released tomorrow will show that the US government bribed journalists to help prejudice the espionage trials of the Miami Five, according to the wives of two of the men.

The five were arrested and jailed for decades after entering the US to monitor Florida-based right-wing groups conducting terror attacks against Cuba.

Today's revelations are expected to include the names of journalists, payment amounts totalling tens of thousands of dollars, and articles containing covert propaganda by supposedly independent writers who were in fact on the US government's payroll.

Two of the men's wives told the UCU union conference yesterday that the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five will hold a press conference in Washington to publicise the evidence.

Committee co-ordinator Gloria La Riva said: "Many of the articles by the government-paid journalists had the obvious aim of negatively influencing the Miami public and the jury pool, convicting the Cuban Five, and depriving them of the fundamental right to a fair trial."

More:
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/91025

We already know the Bush administation had been paying a host of "journalists" to publish its garbage, 14 of them working on the Miami Herald.

[EFerrari]

1. What a catch, Judi Lynn.

I think I will send this to Amy. She covers this story and media independence is her vocation.

[Bacchus39]

2. any update on the "evidence" to be released???? n/t

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