LISTEN to Jane Franklin Speech at Recent LUIS POSADA Tribunal

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When the testimony of Wayne Smith and Brian Becker become available, I'll pass along as well./

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FROM: Jane Franklin

LISTEN TO Jane Franklin speech at Posada Tribunal

Posted by: "Jane Franklin" [e-mail]
Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:29 pm (PDT)

If you would like to hear my talk at the Tribunal about Luis Posada Carriles
at the New York University Law School, go to http://lawanddisorder.org/ for
October 13 and listen to the audio. "Law and Disorder" is heard every
Monday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on WBAI, Pacifica Radio, 99.5 FM. The talks
at the Tribunal by Wayne Smith and Brian Becker will be broadcast on
following programs.
Jane Franklin
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jbfranklins

Here is one of the articles that describe Posada's remarks at a May 2008
dinner in his honor, where he said, "We ask God to sharpen our machetes."
(He and Palin would make a fine pair.)

MIAMI HERALD

Supporters seek money to defend Luis Posada Carriles

One reason several traditional Cuban exile groups organized a tribute
dinner to Luis Posada Carriles, the Cuban exile militant, emerged during the
Friday night event (photo above) when one of his closest supporters rose to
introduce the guest of honor.

Nelly Rojas, a longtime Posada friend, told the packed banquet hall at
the Big Five Club in west Miami-Dade, that supporters will soon be asked to
contribute money for the Cuban militant’s legal defense fund.

Rojas said the Luis Posada Carriles Support Group was being
“reactivated’’ and that soon it will stage a series of events aimed at
raising funds to pay for Posada’s legal expenses.

Rojas said money was needed to cover anticipated “considerable’’ expenses
associated with Posada’s pending criminal case stemming from an indictment
in El Paso, Texas. The indictment accused him of lying to immigration
officials about how he sneaked into the United States in March 2005.

Though a federal judge tossed out the indictment last year, the Justice
Department appealed and a federal appeals court has scheduled a hearing in
the case in June in New Orleans, Rojas told dinner guests. Separately, a
grand jury in New Jersey continues to investigate allegations Posada was
implicated in a series of bombings of tourist sites in Cuba in 1997.

“Personally and on behalf of the group, I ask all of you to actively or
in whatever way you can join us so we can raise these funds and obtain his
definitive freedom,’’ Rojas said, as she introduced Posada to dinner guests.

Posada’s speech was brief, but fiery.

Though he didn’t say anything related to his legal case, Posada predicted
a quick end to the government in Cuba and urged God to “sharpen our
machetes’’ to hasten the end of the regime.

He started by thanking dinner guests for the tribute.

“These moments for me are undeserved but unforgettable,’’ he said,
adding: “I am profoundly moved.’’

Then Posada indirectly alluded to Fidel Castro’s resignation and
replacement by younger brother Raul.

“We are at the threshold of history,’’ he said. “We are coming to the end
of a terrible stage…The end of our struggle is near…In these times, we must
be more firm. We have to have more faith in ourselves and in God above all.
God is on our side.

“We must not wait for Fidel Castro to die…for Raul to make mistakes. We
must recall the words of General Antonio Maceo
‘liberty is not something we must beg for. It is conquered with the sharp
edge of the machete.' We ask God to sharpen our machetes because difficult
times are arriving.’’

The event was organized by Municipalities of Cuba in Exile and supported
by several traditional anti-Castro exile organizations such as Alpha 66 and
Vigilia Mambisa.

-- Alfonso Chardy

May 04, 2008

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