Is U.S. Relying On Cuban Spy For Critical Testimony?

The question of whether a key federal government informant was a Castro agent looms over a high-profile weapons case in South Florida.

A key witness in a major weapons case against one of Fidel Castro's sworn enemies was stopped by the Coast Guard 40 miles from Key West in 1999 as he attempted to return to Cuba. With him were a crock pot, a VCR and photographs of a Cuban exile paramilitary training camp in Miami-Dade County.

Was Gilberto Abascal spying for Cuba?

At the time, U.S. officials determined that Abascal and a married couple with him who brought along their 3-year-old, U.S.-born daughter on the ''small pleasure craft'' were simply homesick, disillusioned expatriates, according to federal court records filed Friday. The FBI decided there was no nefarious reason for the group to have photos of Alpha 66's Miami-Dade operations.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/14625061.htm

Comments

[Manny O.]

no, que va, he's not a spy for the cuban government. A vcr, crockpot and pictures of paramilitary training camps in dade county sounds more like a man who has completed his assignment and was just returning "home".

[a thought....]

If he is a spy for Cuba, that is treason and he should be treated with accordingly. But then again, don't we all take pictures of paramilitary training camps, crock pots and VCRs with us when we go out on our boats? Even the Gilligan's Island folks didn't have that much stuff.

[PT]

Ese es un espia!!

[Floridiano]

Let him go back to Cuba with his VCR and photos.

The worst punishment he'll ever had.

[Robert Barrocas]

I agree with Floridiano.

[Juan (Pancho) Valquez]

"The FBI decided there was no nefarious reason for the group to have photos of Alpha 66's Miami-Dade operations."

I thought that Alpha 66 was no longer in business. If they are in business why haven't we heard of any attacks on Cuban targets?

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

Ah, i doubt that the right wing Cuban exile ever has to worry about any alleged spy from Cuba again. If/when a Democratic administration is sworn into power by a pissed off America, the Democrats more than likely will exact a swift and ruthless revenge upon the Cuban exile community for what they did in 2000 to the Democrats. I just dont see how any Democratic president could allow an extreme right wing militant exile Cuban terrorist-type organization to exist within America. And if/when they do go after them, it will be all legal. There will be no need to sneak around and take action against the extreme right wing Cuban terrorist. Thanks to this administration, the Democrats will have the broad and sweeping powers afforded by the Homeland Security Department, which is basically an internal police/spy/military gestoppel-type force, with very little oversight, which can be used (even wrongly) against purely political enemies, such as the Cubans. And we all know that the Cuban right wing exiles never miss an opportunity to remind the Democrats, that they are indeed the Democratic Party sworn enemies. The Cuban exile may come to regret the Democratic hatred which they enjoy bragging about, if/when America turns our nation back over to a Democratic administration. And if that Democratic President is "quietly" anti-Cuban, then you can be rest assured that he will set loose the dogs of war against the extreme right wing Cuban militant exile terrorist, rendering the alleged Cuban spy useless.

Cite: www.fighting-dems.com

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[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

ooops. Dont let Jim Davis get elected. He is a well known bigot against Cubans. I bring up his anti-cuban statements in a bit. As i know you Cubans always believe that no one could possibly take issue with Cubans in Florida. EVERYONE loves Miami Cubans.

cite: www.politicalwire.com

May 24, 2006
In Florida, Davis Edges Into Lead
Rep. Jim Davis (D-FL) "has a razor-thin edge over both Republican contenders in the Florida Governor's race," beating Charlie Crist (R), 40% to 37%, and ahead of Tom Gallagher (R), 40% to 37%, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.

In a Democratic primary, Davis leads Rod Smith (D) 38% to 17%. In the Republican primary, Crist tops Gallagher, 43% to 26%.

[Floridiano]

Ya salió otra vez el portorro loco...
Bendito, debería estar en Mazorra.

[Floridiano]

Longfellow, ocúpate de los portorros.

[Manny O.]

John,

Please have an original thought and stop with the cutting and pasting

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

Oscar, did you see me trying to get nice for once? You saw that didnt ya? And now what happens? Yup!! The illegal alien right wing exiles start more shit with me. FINE!!

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

Posted by: Manny O. | May 25, 2006 at 09:49 AM Please have an original thought and stop with the cutting and pasting

I used to post original thoughts, until you immigrants started to tell me nobody thought like me. That every American wanted to be neighbors with Cubans. And how all of SouthFlorida worshiped your corrupt politicians, and unethical cops. For now on, every time you Cubans immigrants accuse me of wanting to be a Cuban immigrant like yourselves. Then blaaaaaam, you will get a nasty anti-Cuban immigrant article square in your immigrant face. You want John on (1) or (10) your choice!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!

[nonee moose]

hey, loujohn, where's your friend(?) wikiPancho? is he in the fingerpaint research project class with you too?

i've been waiting for the second installment of his thesis on "the use of the strawman attack as a debate technique"... we can't get enough of that stuff!

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

nonee,

Please come forward with an honest bio/bankground/history of your immigrant life!!

[nonee moose]

loujohn:

you show me yours, i'll show you mine...

i will note that you only ask that when you are feeling threatened, intellectually... you should ask that more often.

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

Im not threatened by you. Just grown sick of your mouth, and putting your nose in my business. Now come forward with your info.

[nonee moose]

which business would that be? have i stifled, even once, you freedom to offend? if you have business you want left alone, don't put it out here. but you know that already, you just want attention. and i and others give it to you. you should thank me. i certainly thank you. you make me laugh. i mean it. you are one funny SOB. so keep bitching and moaning, keep challenging people to duels, keep up the mock indignation. i for one am very entertained.

ps. the cut and paste thing? not cool. but you're so damn hilarious, i'll take the bad with the good...

[Cheo el Feo]

"I thought that Alpha 66 was no longer in business. If they are in business why haven't we heard of any attacks on Cuban targets?"

Alpha66 is still in "business" but they haven't been able to attack any Cuban targets because they're still in line at the Nostalia Convention waiting for pastillitas de Viagra autographed by Olga Guillot. Either that or they fell asleep at the movie house trying to sit through The Lost City (aka Nostalgia the Movie).

[Huber]

What's Basulto up to these days?

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

nonee ignorantly wrote: mock indignation

Trust me, its not mock indigntion.

[John Longfellow aka Lou Dobbs]

I know I suck I know I blow - I can't help it.

[Bati Sta en La Tierra]

Is Muhammad Ali back in Cuba?

[Joe S]

cheo that was a hilarious joke man almost as hilarious as teh one about the pathetic leftist scum who lives in the most capitalism country on earth. im not even cuban but you commies are so pathetic it makes me laugh. isnt it a little hypocritical for you to be a communist who hates the 'imperalist' USA but live in the USA? tell me about the 'imperialist' flag again cheo