Cuban exiles Santiago Alvarez and Osvaldo Mitat cut plea deals on one count of conspiring to possess illegal weapons, which carries a five-year maximum prison penalty. The men, who remain in custody, face sentencing Nov. 14. Jay Weaver's article here. The following interesting note from Vanessa Blum's article:
Before his arrest, Alvarez was best known for his support of Cuban militant Luis Posada Carilles. Cuban and Venezuelan authorities accuse Posada of orchestrating the bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976 that killed 73 people.When Posada mysteriously arrived in Miami in 2005 after years in hiding, Alvarez acted as his chief spokesman and defender. Posada is in federal custody in El Paso, Texas, where he has been held since his arrest on immigration charges.Last year, an immigration judge ruled Posada should be deported but said he could not be sent to Cuba or Venezuela.On Monday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Norbert Garney ruled Posada should be set free while he waits to be deported, according to Posada's El Paso attorney, Felipe D.J. Millan. If a federal district judge upholds the ruling, Posada could be released in about 30 days, Millan said.
These two Cuban terrorists recently were sentenced to four years in jail, a very lenient sentence considering the crime.
ReplyDeleteIts not the same people, Alvarez is out. Evidently the FBI was duped by Cuban intelligence.
ReplyDeleteThese two gentleman have never being convicted of any crimes
ReplyDeletein us court of law therefore they shoul not be named terrorist, they
have being falsely acused by two
goverments that have no credability in the international world and who are violators of
freedom and civil liberties.
These two Cuban terrorists should be convicted to the fullest for their crime. I agree, too lenient for the sentencing of their crime.
ReplyDeleteCastro's brothers are the terrorist._My father died in Castro's prison Boniato in 1968,33 years old,5'7 height;55 pounds.-where is the law?.-In some cases have to be in our hands;and Castro's mafia is one of them.
ReplyDeleteWho said these men were terrorists. First, they have accused Posada of bombing the plane, which by the way, has never been prove, Theses men have simpley supported a man who has fought the communist Castro regime with a life long dedication that has never consisted of violent means. So those of you who have called them terrorits, please read your facts.
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