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Det Stora Hyckleriet Det dödsbringande hyckleriet Terrorn mot Kuba och fallet med de fem kubanerna – politiska fångar i USA Kommittén Frige De Fem och Svensk-Kubanska Föreningen Innehåll Förord Denna skrift arbetades fram under andra hälften av 2010 och de första må- Del I naderna av 2011. När den nu går till tryckning kan vi konstatera att det under de senaste veckorna inträffat händelser som kan visa sig få en stor – Terrorister beskyddas – terroristbevakare kastas i fängelse s. 3 kanske avgörande – betydelse för det kommande skeendet vad gäller fallet Terrorister med ryggstöd och beskydd s. 6 med de fem i USA orättfärdigt fängslade kubanska terroristavslöjarna Anto- nio Guerrero, Fernando González, Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino Bush röjer vägen för Posada s. 9 och René González. Bush & Bush röjer vägen för Bosch s. 10 Den 5 respektive 16 mars översände De Fem och deras försvarsadvoka- ter två överklaganden till den federala distriktsdomstolen i Miami. Bara Terroristerna går fria - deras bevakare fängslas s. 12 några dagar senare, den 23 mars, avled den framstående och välkände advo- Hyckleriets och den gränslösa cynismens triumf s. 13 katen Leonard Weinglass, som sedan han 2002 engagerade sig för De Fem haft en central roll som försvarare i överklagandeprocessen. Han har också Inget spioneri - ändå ett spioneriåtal! Och livstidsdomar! s. 14 helhjärtat och energiskt bidragit till att föra ut information om det politiskt Åtalspunkt III s. 15 betingade justitiemordet; till allmänheten i USA och till människor världen över. Hans sista ansträngning blev arbetet med de särskilda överklaganden En gammal terrorist vädrar morgonluft s. 16 som nu inlämnats till distriktsdomstolen i Miami (överklaganden enligt ”Flyktingar”, massiv propaganda och utstuderad cynism s. 18 principen om ‖habeas corpus‖, som kan göras då nya speciella omständig- heter uppdagats som kan leda till friande). ”En sorgens dag i den amerikanska rättvisans historia” s. 24 Det ena överklagandet rör endast Gerardo Hernández och åtalspunkt III Utbetalningar till ”oberoende” journalister i Miami s. 27 (‖Deltagande i konspiration i syfte att begå mord‖). Gerardo Hernández har själv skrivit texten i överklagandet. Detta överklagande återfinns i sin helhet Appellationsprocessen inleds – De Fem isoleras s. 30 i del II av denna skrift. FN-institution granskar fallet s. 31 Det andra överklagandet, som har gjorts i Antonio Guerreros namn, har betydelse för alla fem. Förutom att ta upp rättegångsfel rörande den felakt- Appellationsdomstolen beordrar ny rättegång s. 31 iga anklagelsen om ‖konspiration i syfte att begå spioneri‖ som riktats mot USA:s regering och åklagarna går till motangrepp s. 33 Guerrero – och därför också mot hans överordnade inom gruppen, Hernán- dez och Labañino – handlar överklagandet om en oegentlighet som uppda- Terroristernas, högerns och regeringens mål: gats först nyligen. Bevis finns nu för att USA-myndigheter före och under mental nedbrytning av Gerardo Hernández s. 39 rättegången olagligt betalade journalister som deltog i hetsen mot de fem åtalade kubanerna. Om juridiken får råda ska detta medföra att domarna Straffnedsättningen i Miami – ett steg framåt trots allt s. 44 mot De Fem rivs upp. Till denna dag har emellertid politiken dominerat Gerardo Hernández kastas på nytt i isolering s. 46 processen. En politik riktad mot Kuba och den kubanska revolutionen. En politik som inneburit att den högerextremistiska terrorismen – i linje med ett Det juridiska läget november 2010 s. 48 halvt sekels praxis – hållits under armarna och dunkats i ryggen under hela Terroristerna slipar sina knivar … s. 48 den så kallade rättsprocessen mot de fem terroristavslöjarna. Också detta andra överklagande har fogats till del II i denna skrift. Slutord s. 53 Överklagandena kommer förmodligen att komma upp i Miamis federala distriktsdomstol någon gång efter halvårsskiftet. En annan nyligen inträffad händelse är den förre USA-presidenten Del II Jimmy Carters besök på Kuba, och hans uttalanden till stöd för frigivning av De Fem. Tal inför straffutmätningen i Miami, december 2001 Strax efter Carters besök inträffade i en domstol i El Paso, Texas, fri- kännandet av terroristen och massmördaren Luis Posada Carriles. Åtalet 1. Gerardo Hernández Nordelo s. 56 hade inte ens handlat om hans mord och terrorism, utan bara om hans lju- 2. Ramón Labañino Salazar s. 59 gande; vilket redan det speglade USA-myndigheternas hycklande förhåll- ningssätt till terrorism. 3. René Gonzalez Sehwerert s. 63 Del I i denna skrift behandlar fallet med de fem fängslade kubanska ter- 4. Fernando Gonzalez Llort s. 67 roristavslöjarna, och sätter fallet i sitt sammanhang; det vill säga USA- regeringarnas och myndigheternas långvariga tolerans gentemot – och un- 5. Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez s. 72 derstöd till – den högerextremistiska exil-kubanska terrorismen. Utlåtande från FN:s arbetsgrupp för undersökning Del II utgörs av ett urval för fallet relevanta dokument. Förutom korta av godtyckliga fängslanden s. 76 introduktioner förekommer endast någon enstaka kommentar. Del II rym- mer också de fem kubanernas starka tal inför domstolen i Miami 2001. Tal Appellationsdomstolens beslut, augusti 2005 s. 80 som framstår som starka pläderingar för förnuft och humanitet, och som vart och ett och tagna tillsammans effektivt blottlägger USA-myndigheternas National Lawyers Guilds resolution till stöd för De Fem s. 81 hyckleri. Birchs tillägg till domen i Atlanta 2008 s. 82 Kommittén Frige De Fem och Svensk-Kubanska Föreningen kom- mer tillsammans med sina systerkommittéer världen över att fortsätta kam- Kravitchs reservation till domen i Atlanta 2008 s. 83 pen för rättvisans seger; till den dag då De Fem är fria och förenade med Nobelpristagare vänder sig till USA:s Högsta Domstol s. 89 sina anhöriga och det kubanska folk som så intensivt längtar efter deras hemkomst. Saul Landaus intervju med Gerardo Hernández s. 90 Eskilstuna den 16 april 2011 Amnesty Internationals rapport om fallet med De Fem s. 99 Antonio Guerreros överklagande s. 110 Gerardo Hernández överklagande s. 120 Layout och redigering: Henric Axéll Jimmy Carter kräver frihet för de fem s. 122 Översättningar: Henric Axéll Skådespelare och artister tackar Jimmy Carter s. 123 Mats Boström Johan Persson Posada friad i El Paso s. 125 Tomas Widén Plattform för Kommittén Frige De Fem s. 126 Agneta Willans 2 Övrig text och sammanställning: Tomas Widén De fem kubanerna som infiltrerade exilkubanska terrorgrupper i Miami. Från vänster: Ramón Labañino, Fernando Gonzales, René Gonzales, Gerardo Hérnandez och An- tonio Guerrero Terrorister beskyddas – terroristbevakare kastas i fängelse atten mellan den 11:e och 12:e september Terrorn organiseras 1998 arresterades av FBI i Miami fem N kubaner som på den kubanska regeringens Relationen av tolerans och samverkan inleddes uppdrag sedan några år tillbaka verkat i Florida. omedelbart efter revolutionen på Kuba 1959. Det Deras uppdrag hade varit att observera och rappor- var genom CIA:s försorg som den kubanska väp- tera om högerextremistiska organisationer, terroris- nade kontrarevolutionen ursprungligen formerades, ter och hot mot Kubas säkerhet och det kubanska tränades i terrorismens hantverk och beväpnades. folkets trygghet. Det var genom Pentagon som ledande, än idag aktiva, terrorister fick militär utbildning. Det var Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González, Gerardo genom USA:s regering som den exilkubanska kont- Hernández, Ramón Labañino och René González rarevolutionen fick militär assistans och som den ‖utnämndes‖ genast av medierna, de högerinriktade finansierades. Ja, under 60-talets inledande år var exilkubanska organisationerna och FBI i Miami till det USA:s regering och myndigheter som plane- ‖spioner‖. Detta trots att inga bevis på att de begått rade och drev på terrorismen mot Kuba. I Miami spioneri kunde visas fram; och trots att talesperso- byggde CIA i början av 60-talet upp en ofantlig ner för Pentagon tidigt offentligt konstaterade att de organisation; utan motsvarighet i spionorganisat- fem aldrig i något fall genom sin verksamhet skadat ionens historia. Den kom att gå under beteckningen USA:s nationella säkerhet. JM-Wave och hade sitt huvudkontor i utkanten av En av de anklagelser som kom att riktas mot de fem universitetsområdet, på en kubanerna kunde kanske uppfattas som okontrover- 1000 hektar stor tomt. siell. Den handlade om att de verkat i USA som JM-Wave byggdes snabbt agenter för främmande makt, utan att – som lagen i ut till att bli en av södra USA föreskriver – anmäla detta till USA justitiede- Floridas mest betydelse- partement. fulla arbetsgivare. De omkring 400 anställda De fem förnekade inte att de verkat i USA på CIA-funktionärerna – uppdrag av Kubas regering, och de förnekade inte med en årlig budget på 50 heller att de underlåtit att anmäla sin verksamhet till miljoner dollar – knöt till sig, som agenter i någon USA:s justitiedepartement. Men, till sitt försvar form, uppskattningsvis 15000(!) exilkubaner med anförde de en omständighet som rörde en för hela kontrarevolutionära ambitioner. E. Howard Hunt – fallet central punkt; en omständighet som man kan som senare skulle bli vida tycka borde ha föranlett USA:s myndigheter att ökänd då han tillsammans försöka få fallet ur världen så snabbt och diskret med en grupp exilkubanska som möjligt! kontrarevolutionärer ge- nomförde Watergateinbrot- et förhöll sig nämligen så att de högerex- tet – hade en central roll i trema och terroristiska exilkubanska orga- JM-Wave. Operationens D nisationerna i Miami, som det var de fem chef hette Ted Shackley.
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