Part I
The history of the Cuban exile is full of violence and acts of terrorism; the bombings and the shootings and the political infighting is reminiscent of the mob in Chicago of old; the era of Al Capone; the exile reminds one of a Mafia. Here are some historical facts that is conveniently overlooked by the "free" press and specially the Hispanic press controlled by the old Batistianos and their offspring's. Here is information which clearly demonstrates how vindictive and bloody the Cuban exile is:
Since 1960 the exile community has committed 100s of terrorist acts, 65 of these being bombings.
In
San Juan, Puerto Rico, 43 acts of terrorism have occurred, 41 by bombings.
In the city of New York there has been 25 acts of terrorism, including the
bombing of El Diario, a Hispanic paper.
In Newark there has been 16 acts of terrorism, among them 13 bombings.
1967
Orlando Bosch the bloodiest terrorist of them all, organizes the terrorist organization Cuban Action. In December of 1967 this terrorist group bombs post offices in New York and New Jersey.
1968
In January this org. Acción Cubana bombs a B-25 cargo plane; and later that month bombs an agency which ships medicine to Cuba.
In February this org. bombs the Rusian embassy causing considerable damages.
This terrorist org. is responsible for 50 bombings this year.
In 1968 Orlando Bosch, exile Cuban, fires a bazooka shell at a Polish merchant ship.
Other terrorist actions by this org. include:
In May the British ship Cranwood is bombed in the Fla. Keys, as well as the Japanese ship Asaka Maru in Tampa.
Other terrorist bombings by this org. include:
In June the Japanese ship Mikagesan Mara
In August the British ship Caribbean Venture
In September the Spanish ship Corromoto
5 offices in Los Angeles, which included offices of airlines, tourism and petroleum
In 1968 Orlando Bosch, along with his gang are sentenced to prison. The head terrorist Orlando Bosch receives 10 years but is paroled after 4.
1974
Orlando Bosch sends mail bombs to the Cuban embassy in Lima-Perú, Buenos Aires-Argentina, Ottowa-Canadá and Madrid-España; injuring a woman in Lima and injuring a worker in Spain.
April 12 - exile leader José Elias de la Torriente is assassinated in Coral gables home for not executing a planned invasion of Cuba
A bomb explodes in the offices of the magazine Replica
3 bombs explode near a Hispanic radio station
Hector Díaz Limonta y Arturo Rodriguez are murdered in a power struggle
In addition to these terrorist acts there were 14 bombings in Miami
1975
February 21 Luciano Nieves is murdered outside of a hospital as a result of he and his organization taking a position of coexistence and dialogue with respect to the issue of Cuba. Members of a group called the Pragmatists are found guilty of the crime
Another bomb explodes in the offices of Replica
October 31 - Orlando Masferrer, an ex senator in Batista's time and director of one of the most repressive military units - known as masferrer's tigers is blown up by a car bomb. In Miami he was the owner and director of the newspaper Libertad.
In December, in less than 24 hours exile terrorists set off, in Miami, 8 bombs in government offices, including Post Offices, Social Security Offices and offices of the Attorney General
1976
In Washington, DC, exile terrorists, the Brothers Novo, acting under the orders of the Coordinadora de Organizaciones Revolucionarias Unidas ( terrorist org ), were suspects in the car bombing and assassination of the Chilean Ambassador in the U.S., Orlando Letelier and his driver.
April 13 exile leader Ramón Donesteves is assassinated in Miami
A car bomb explodes in the automobile of Emilio Milian, a critic of exile violence and director of the station WQBA-AM, causing him the loss of both his feet
In October the bloodiest act of terrorism occurs when Orlando Bosch bombs a Cuban airliner, thus killing 73 innocent people.
As a response to the arrest of Orlando Bosch, exile terrorists bomb the offices of Viasa (Ven. airliner) in San Juan, P.R. and Miami, the Venezuelan Embassy in New York, and the Venezuelan Consulate in San Juan. They also bomb a Venezuelan plane ( DC-9 )
1977
On January 7, Juan José Peruyero, ex president of la Brigada 2506 - the brigade that that led the invasion of Playa Giron - was murdered in Miami.
September - exiles were responsible for the bombing of the offices of Aeroflot in Washington, DC.
1979
March - 4 baggage handlers are hurt as a bomb explodes in the baggage compartment of a TWA 747 plane in New York.
May 19 - a bomb explodes in the Cuban Interest Section in Washington, D.C.
A bomb is discovered Padrón Cigars, in retaliation against the owner who had iniated dialogue with Cuba and helped free 3600 political prisoners
1980
Another bomb explodes in Padron Cigars
1981
A bomb in the Mexican consulate explodes
1982
Offices of Agencia Hispana Interamericana which sends medicine to Cuba is bombed
A bomb explodes in the Venezuelan Consulate in Miami
Another bomb is discovered in the Nicaraguan Consulate
1983
The offices of the magazine Réplica are once again bombed
A bomb explodes in the offices of the travel agency dealing with travel to Cuba: Paradise International
In Miami, in retaliation against Bernardo Benes, an official of the Continental National Bank, for speaking with Cuban officials and obtaining the release of 3600 political prisoners, the bank is bombed.
In Miami incendiary bombs explode in 3 establishment suspected of doing business with Cuba