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He says 15 years is enough
on March 22, 2013 @ 8:48 am (Updated: 11:31 am - 3/22/13 )Everywhere you go in Cuba, you'll see billboards demanding that the United States "Free the Cuban Five." The Cuba Five include a Cuban national named Ramon Labanino who for 15 years now has been imprisoned in the U.S. for what amounts to spying.
He and four others were sent here by the Castro government in the 90's to gather information on radical Cuban-Americans who were plotting terrorist attacks on Cuba.
"From the Cuban perspective, the United States has either invaded or threatened to invade Cuba on many prior occasions."
In Miami, Labanino's attorney Bill Norris told me what his client did was really no different than what our own CIA has been doing in various countries since the 9-11 attack:
"There were a series of bomb explosions in Havana and at some other tourist attractions around Havana, that were being funded by the radical element of the Cuban-American population, here in Miami," said Norris.
I asked, so this is basically the Cuban government trying to protect itself from American-based terrorism from their point of view?
"Absolutely, and it's not just a question from their point of view - it's been pretty well documented."
To Cubans, the U.S. decision to arrest the five for trying to prevent terrorist attacks on their homeland looks completely hypocritical, especially in light of what we've been doing since 9-11.
Ramon Labanino has been transferred to a minimum security prison, but Norris says his client is not dangerous, and should be allowed to return home.
"Fifteen years in jail is long enough and the time has come to hold out the olive branch, let Ramon Labanino, my client, and his brothers, go home to their families."
Dave Ross is co-host of The Ross & Burbank Show on KIRO Radio (weekdays 9-Noon) and never too far from the spotlight.
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ron prevost wrote...Uh, Dave? What 'amounts to spying' usually IS spying.March 22, 2013 9:14 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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DonVigo wrote...Yeah Dave; How dare you...March 22, 2013 9:18 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Paul Kersey wrote...Clinton pardoned 140 criminals in the final hours of his PresidencyMarch 22, 2013 9:37 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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cdbtx wrote...Ok Dave.. once again I'm confusedMarch 22, 2013 11:22 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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cigarfan wrote...@cdbtxMarch 22, 2013 12:58 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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SeattleNative wrote...These guys are spiesMarch 22, 2013 11:40 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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gaymarriedchristianfromhollywood wrote...I say the punishment should fit the crime.March 22, 2013 11:57 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Paul Kersey wrote...If Fidel wanted them backMarch 22, 2013 12:06 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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ron prevost wrote...Gaygirl - spies is spies.March 22, 2013 12:23 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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gaymarriedchristianfromhollywood wrote...I'll be perfectly frank. I don't really care. I have enough causesMarch 22, 2013 5:15 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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hpygolkyone wrote...@DonVigo.................March 22, 2013 12:13 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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MikeG (1) wrote...AJ's problems solvedMarch 22, 2013 1:04 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Chuck Gould wrote...We should all have a say in what we hear. I agree.March 23, 2013 11:28 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Cbrew wrote...AJ and those attacking him....March 22, 2013 1:33 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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cigarfan wrote...CbrewMarch 22, 2013 1:40 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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gaymarriedchristianfromhollywood wrote...yeah, well, the news can be gotten in any one of 1000 different outletsMarch 22, 2013 4:09 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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ron prevost wrote...POP QUIZ< everybodyMarch 22, 2013 3:02 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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hpygolkyone wrote...@Ronp....................March 22, 2013 3:09 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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William Lawn wrote...After a day in the sun, a quick readMarch 22, 2013 3:44 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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