Voices from 67
countries condemn terrorism and demand justice
BY IVAN TERRERO
AND JOAQUIN ORAMAS
IT was an impressive review of horrific crimes,
kidnappings exposed at the International Meeting
against Terrorism, for Truth and Justice that began
this morning in Havana, in the presence of President
Fidel Castro and other figures.
Alpidio Alonso, president of the Hermanos Saíz
Association and coordinator of the Cuban Chapter of
the Network of Networks in Defense of Humanity, bade
welcome to more than 680 writers, artists and
personalities in distinct spheres from 67 countries,
alongside other intellectuals attending the event at
the International Conference Center, "in order to
share with us this decisive moment for humanity in
the battle against imperialism and in the exposé of
the hypocritical discourse in relation to
confronting terrorism maintained by the current US
administration."
He said that the conference demonstrates the
growing awareness in the world on the need for us to
unite in a single fighting front that puts forward
arguments of truth and justice as opposed to those
of brute force and imperial manipulation, at a
moment of extreme danger for humanity where the very
survival of the species is at stake.
Equally emotive were the the words of Carlos
Alberto Cremata, president of the Families of the
Victims of Barbados, who referred to aspects of the
horrendous crime perpetrated against the Cubana
passenger plane, a sabotage organized by terrorists
Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch whom, he
demanded must stand trial so that they can be judged
and pay for their crimes.
"Our pain is no different from that of the
children of Orlando Letelier, the sufferings of my
family are no different to those of the family of
Ronnie Moffit, the anguish of my mother is the same
as the anguish of the mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,
the pain of the families of the Barbados plane
victims is identical to that felt by the families of
all those who perished on September 11, 2001 in the
United States," he exclaimed, and added:
"Bosch and Posada Carriles are not the only ones
responsible for the blowing up of the plane on which
our loved ones were traveling, but the names of
those killers are implicated in the murder of
General Pratts and his wife and who knows how many
Salvadorans, Argentines, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans.
But, soon it will be known, in the same way that
information is emerging on the participation of them
and others like them in the assassination of
President Kennedy and the links of the Bush family
with Bin Laden," he assured.
