Fw: June 13: Protest to demand Posada's extradition to Venezuela

["Nello peacelink" <n.margiotta at peacelink.it>]

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From: ANSWER SF Alerts
Call to Action
Monday, June 13
National Day of Action

No Asylum for Luis Posada Carriles
Extradite him to Venezuela
End the 45-Year U.S. War Against Cuba
Regional demonstration in El Paso, TX
outside of Posada's immigration hearing
Locally coordinated protests
in cities and towns across the country

On April 12 Luis Posada Carriles, the notorious anti-Cuba terrorist and 
killer, appealed for asylum in the United States through his attorneys in 
Miami. After living openly in Miami for over a month, the federal 
government, bowing to intensifying public pressure, detained Posada on May 
17 and charged him with illegally entering the United States. On May 19, it 
was announced that he will go before an immigration judge for a hearing on 
June 13 in El Paso, Texas (please stay tuned in case the venue of the 
hearing changes). At that hearing, Posada's lawyer plans to resubmit his 
petition for asylum and argue that he should be considered a U.S. resident 
and allowed to remain in the country.
Venezuela has formally requested extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, to be 
tried for the bombing of Cubana Airlines flight 455, in which 73 people were 
killed on October 6, 1976. The Bush administration is so far refusing to 
honor the extradition treaty between the U.S. and Venezuela, due to the U.S. 
government's long-standing support for anti-Cuba terrorists. Posada Carriles 
was a CIA agent, trained in assassination, explosives and sabotage. Posada's 
terrorist history extends for decades. It is time for justice for his 
victims.
In the past month more than 20,000 letters have been sent to Bush and 
Congress as part of the "No Asylum for Posada - Extradition to Venezuela" 
campaign initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, and major press 
conferences have taken place on April 21 in Miami and on May 13 in 
Washington DC, helping to break through with mainstream media coverage of 
the case. This public pressure campaign has effectively ripped away the mask 
the Bush Administration wears on the issue of "terrorism." The transparent 
discrepancy between the official position that any country that harbors a 
terrorist is equally culpable for terrorist activities, and the Bush 
administration's support and coddling of Posada and other anti-Cuban 
terrorists, has made plain for many people in the United States the reality 
of Bush's so-called "war on terrorism."
It is now more important that ever to oppose Posada being granted asylum in 
the U.S., to demand his extradition to Venezuela for trial, and call for an 
end the U.S. government's 45-year war against Cuba.
Call to Action initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition. Initial Co-sponsors: 
Antonio Maceo Brigade, National Lawyers Guild, la Alianza Martiana, la 
Alianza de Trabajadores de la Comunidad Cubana, National Committee to Free 
the Cuban Five, la Asociación de Mujeres Cristianas.
Monday, June 13 - the day of Posada's hearing -
will be a National Day of Action.
Here's how you can get involved:
1) Attend the regional demonstration in El Paso, Texas (exact location & 
time TBA) outside of Posada's immigration hearing. (Please stay tuned in 
case the venue of the hearing changes!) If you can organize a car caravan, 
van and bus from your city to El Paso, fill out the Transportation Form to 
help spread the word.
2) Organize a local protest in your city or town, if possible at a Federal 
Building or Federal Courthouse. To list the protest in your city, fill out 
the Event Listing

    Over the last month, the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition has played a key role 
in pressuring the U.S. government to finally detain the anti-Cuba terrorist 
and longtime CIA operative Luis Posada Carriles. Many of you have taken an 
active part in this effort.
     In response to A.N.S.W.E.R.'s appeal, more than 20,000 letters were 
sent to Bush and Congress demanding that Posada not be granted asylum and 
instead be extradited to Venezuela. Two press conferences initiated by 
A.N.S.W.E.R., in Miami on April 21 and at the National Press Club in 
Washington DC on May 13, were pivotal in forcing the issue onto the front 
pages of the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami 
Herald and virtually every other major newspaper in the country, and many 
around the world.
    This campaign has already cost us thousands of dollars for literature, 
press conferences, phone calls, airfare and much more. It will cost many 
thousands of dollars more in upcoming weeks to make the June 13 National Day 
of Action, including a regional mobilization at the site of the hearing, a 
success. Please make a contribution today.

Call to Action initiated by the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition.
Initial Co-sponsors: Antonio Maceo Brigade, National Lawyers Guild, la 
Alianza Martiana, la Alianza de Trabajadores de la Comunidad Cubana, 
National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, la Asociación de Mujeres 
Cristianas.
To get involved, contact:
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition
Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
National Office in Washington DC: 202-544-3889
West Coast Regional Office in San Francisco: 415-821-6545
Website: http://www.answercoalition.org/
Email: info at internationalanswer.org
Click here to learn more about the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition campaign to demand 
Posada's extradition to Venezuela, including background information on the 
case and press coverage.
http://answer.pephost.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ANS_Posada&JServSessionIdr003=nvanfdara1.app6a





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