Category: Cuba

Third Year of Cuban Five Case at the School of Americas Protest

Chicago Committee to Free the  Cuban Five  Thousands of religious, trade union, and human rights supporters participated in a vigil and rally outside the gates of the School of the Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Georgia on November 21st to demand that it be closed.  26 were arrested, two of whom were sentenced to 6 months in prison … Continue reading Third Year of Cuban Five Case at the School of Americas Protest

“The Day Diplomacy Died” film review

http://mltoday.com/article/916-film-the-day-diplomacy-died/29 Bernie Dwyer and Roberto Ruiz Rebo have produced some excellent short documentaries about Cuba: Mission Against Terror (the story of the 5 Cuban political prisoners jailed in the U.S, One Man's Story: Philip Agee, Cuba and the CIA, an interview with Agee about the CIA covert war against Cuba. Now this new film exposes … Continue reading “The Day Diplomacy Died” film review

Presentation: The Case of the Cuban Five Political Prisoners

Presentation, Stan Smith, Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5     May 3, 2009 Cuba has been victimized by state-sponsored terrorism from the US since it freed itself from foreign domination in 1959. The killing of innocent civilians has been double that of Sept. 11. These terrorist attacks include bombing hotels in 1997, blowing up Cuban … Continue reading Presentation: The Case of the Cuban Five Political Prisoners

Presentation on the Cuban 5 Case

Thank you very much for inviting me to speak about the Cuban 5. You have always been strong supporters of the case, as you have been with the cases of other political prisoners in the United States. And thank you again, because you made me update myself on recent developments in the case. Recently I … Continue reading Presentation on the Cuban 5 Case