Call on Canadian
government to intervene for Posada’s extradition
BY Jean-Guy Allard
CANADIAN Cuba solidarity activists are to hold a
press conference in the next few days to inform the
Canadian people about the implications for their
country on the arrest of international terrorist
Luis Posada Carriles. They will demand that the
Canadian government intervene so that the U.S.
extradites the dangerous criminal to Venezuela.
"It all began with Fidel’s speeches on the
Carriles case," recalls Philippe Leroux, of the
Coordinating Committee in the province of Quebec,
which brings together the different Cuba solidarity
groups.
"In Canada, we have been dealing with Bush’s new
anti-terrorist measures, which signify the loss of
civil rights and freedoms," Leroux emphasized. "Moreover,
the Montreal Convention against terrorism was signed
in that city in 1997, so it is normal for us to be
particularly concerned about that issue."
On the other hand, the Posada case led many to
think about terrorism by Cuban-Americans in Canada.
"Researching the subject, we have realized that
there were about 10 anti-Cuban terrorist attacks in
that country, particularly in Montreal and Ottowa in
the 1960s, 70s, and 80s," the Canadian militant said.
"We also realized that Canadians are not informed
about this situation, and we have searched through
press archives to gather that information, put it
into perspective and show that anti-Cuban terrorism
is not just a Miami phenomenon, but also directly
affects the Canadian people and Canada’s internal
security."
The Canadian activists also exposed the presence
of narco-terrorist Máximo Morales – a Cuban-born
individual linked to the Canadian Cuban Foundation (CCF)
– as part of the leadership of a new Latin American
festival in Montreal.
"We know that Morales – who for years headed a
trafficking network of Colombian cocaine in North
America, in collaboration with the anti-Cuban mafia
in Miami – was arrested in December of 1990 while he
was organizing his network so that Montreal would
become the central point for all cocaine importation
into North America."
According to Leroux, the Cuba was leading "an
enormous organization that eventually was importing
100 kg of cocaine in some 15 trucks."
"We just found out that Morales, representing the
CCF, which is affiliated to the CANF of Miami, has
been named president of that Latin American festival
as its main sponsor, contributing almost one million
dollars," Leroux noted, adding that the solidarity
groups were continuing their investigations.
