[Peace-discussion] FW: NLG Urges Immediate Extradition of Posada CarrilesOn the 30th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier

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From: h duke [mailto:henryduke2004@yahoo.com] 
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Subject: NLG Urges Immediate Extradition of Posada CarrilesOn the 30th
Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier

FYI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2006 

Contact: Michael Avery, President NLG, 617-573-8551 

Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director NLG, 212-679-5100 

Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, NLG 202-789-4330 

National Lawyers Guild Urges Immediate Extradition of Posada Carriles

On the 30th Anniversary of the Murder of Orlando Letelier

New York. The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) calls for the immediate
extradition of known terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who is wanted in
Venezuela for a string of bombings. It urges supporters to join in a letter
writing campaign demanding that the U.S. comply with the request of the
Venezuelan government to turn Posada over for trial.

"While people of conscience mark today as the 30th anniversary of the murder
of Orlando Letelier and Ronnie Moffit, the U.S. government is about to let
their alleged killers walk free," says Michael Avery, President of the
National Lawyers Guild. "Attorney General Gonzalez has refused to honor the
extradition request and let him stand trial for the crimes of which he is
accused. As a result, the immigration judge, with only the pretense of
government prosecution in this case, is about to set him free. "  

Posada participated in organizing the assassination of Orlando Letelier, who
along with U.S. activist Ronnie Moffitt, was killed in a car bombing
September 21, 1976, on Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row. Letelier was Chile's
foreign minister in Salvador Allende's government. Two weeks later, on
October 6, 1976, Cubana Airlines flight 455 was bombed killing 73 people. 

Posada told the New York Times in July 1998 that he directed the 1997
bombings of Havana hotels. A 32-year-old Italian tourist, Fabio Di Celmo,
was killed at the Copacabana Hotel. While in Venezuela in the 1970s, Posada
oversaw the killing of Venezuelan leftists as head of the Intelligence and
Prevention Services Division (DISIP) of the national police. In the 1980s
Posada 

commanded the supply of munitions to the Nicaraguan contras from the CIA's
Ilopango airbase in El Salvador.  

"We join with the family members of these victims of terrorism to demand
justice in the Posada case," says Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the
NLG. "President Bush says that you're either with us or against us in the
fight against terrorism, but at the same time, his administration is giving
safe harbor to a known terrorist here in the United States. Worse, the U.S.
has unjustly imprisoned five brave Cubans who infiltrated extremist groups
in the U.S. to prevent more terrorist attacks. Mr. President, who is for
terrorism and who is against it?"

The NLG is urging its supporters to take a stand on this issue, in two ways.
We encourage participation in the campaign urging Congress and Condoleezza
Rice to support extradition; 20,000 letters have been sent in the last week
along, through the website pephost.org/luisposada. Second, the NLG urge its
members to join in the march to free the Cuban Five and important political
forum in Washington, D.C. on Saturday September 23, starting at 11 am at the
Justice 

Department. For more information on the march and forum go to
freethefive.org . Speakers at the forum will include: Leonard Weinglass;
Francisco Letelier, son of Orlando Letelier; Livio Di Celmo, the brother of
Fabio Di Celmo; Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the NLG; Gloria La
Riva, National Coordinator of the Committee to Free the Five; Saul Landau,
author of Assassination on Embassy Row, and family members of the victims of
the Cubana airplane 

bombing in 1976. 

The National Lawyers Guild, founded in 1937, is a progressive bar
association working in the service of the people. Its national office is
headquartered in New York and it has chapters in nearly every state, as well
as over 100 law school chapters. The Guild has a long history of
representing individuals whom the government has deemed a threat to national
security, and has helped to expose illegal FBI and CIA surveillance,
infiltration and disruption tactics 

(COINTELPRO) that the U.S. Senate "Church Commission" hearings detailed in
1975-76, and that led to enactment of the Freedom of Information Act and
other limitations on federal investigative power. The NLG has run several
educational programs with its legal counterparts in Cuba.

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September 21, 2006 <o:p></o:p>
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D.C.'s Embassy Row. Letelier was Chile's foreign minister in Salvador =
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Times in July 1998 that he directed the 1997 bombings of Havana hotels. =
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32-year-old Italian tourist, Fabio Di Celmo, was killed at the =
Copacabana Hotel.=20
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the national police. In the 1980s Posada <o:p></o:p>
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supply of=20
munitions to the Nicaraguan contras from the CIA's Ilopango airbase in =
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<SPAN=20
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the family=20
members of these victims of terrorism to demand justice in the Posada =
case,&#8221;=20
says Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the NLG. &#8220;President =
Bush says that=20
you&#8217;re either with us or against us in the fight against =
terrorism, but at the=20
same time, his administration is giving safe harbor to a known terrorist =
here in=20
the United States. Worse, the U.S. has unjustly imprisoned five brave =
Cubans who=20
infiltrated extremist groups in the U.S. to prevent more terrorist =
attacks. Mr.=20
President, who is for terrorism and who is against =
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<SPAN=20
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style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The NLG is =
urging its=20
supporters to take a stand on this issue, in two ways. We encourage=20
participation in the campaign urging Congress and Condoleezza Rice to =
support=20
extradition; 20,000 letters have been sent in the last week along, =
through the=20
website pephost.org/luisposada. Second, the NLG urge its members to join =
in the=20
march to free the Cuban Five and important political forum in =
Washington, D.C.=20
on Saturday September 23, starting at 11 am at the Justice=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Department. =
For more=20
information on the march and forum go to freethefive.org . Speakers at =
the forum=20
will include: Leonard Weinglass; Francisco Letelier, son of Orlando =
Letelier;=20
Livio Di Celmo, the brother of Fabio Di Celmo; Heidi Boghosian, =
executive=20
director of the NLG; Gloria La Riva, National Coordinator of the =
Committee to=20
Free the Five; Saul Landau, author of Assassination on Embassy Row, and =
family=20
members of the victims of the Cubana airplane <o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">bombing in =
1976.=20
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The National =
Lawyers=20
Guild, founded in 1937, is a progressive bar association working in the =
service=20
of the people. Its national office is headquartered in New York and it =
has=20
chapters in nearly every state, as well as over 100 law school chapters. =
The=20
Guild has a long history of representing individuals whom the government =
has=20
deemed a threat to national security, and has helped to expose illegal =
FBI and=20
CIA surveillance, infiltration and disruption tactics =
<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">(COINTELPRO) =
that the=20
U.S. Senate "Church Commission" hearings detailed in 1975-76, and that =
led to=20
enactment of the Freedom of Information Act and other limitations on =
federal=20
investigative power. The NLG has run several educational programs with =
its legal=20
counterparts in Cuba.<o:p></o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
<SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">-30-<o:p></o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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