Miami: Terrorists commemorate the anniversary of Orlando Bosch’s death with attack

Jean-Guy Allard

As a result of the scandalous tolerance shown by U.S. authorities toward anti-Cuban terrorism, a bombing during the early morning hours of April 27 destroyed the offices of Airline Brokers in Coral Gables, Florida, one of eight companies with licenses to organize trips to Cuba.

The attack created an intense fire which left the recently renovated office pulverized, in ashes, according to the owner, Vivian Mannerud, who reported that she had not received any communication from the perpetrators.

The terrorist attack occurred just hours after the widow of Orlando Bosch publicly called for commemoration of his death in Miami one year ago. Bosch was head, for over a decade, of CORU, the most dangerous anti-Cuban terrorist group supported by the CIA (United Revolutionary Organizations Coordination).

Law enforcement officials told El Nuevo Herald that the fire was "deliberate." They declined further comment, and asked for anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the case.

According to local press reports, Deborah Cox, spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal's office, said that the cause of the fire was being investigated by the FBI, the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau and the Coral Gables Fire Department.

Vivian Mannerud, proprietor and executive president of Airline Brokers, confirmed that investigators had not, as yet, given her any information about the cause of the fire.

It is publicly known in South Florida that local judicial authorities and notably the FBI, not only neglect to investigate Cuban-American terrorists, but in fact protect them, to the point of arresting, prosecuting and imprisoning the Cuban Five who had infiltrated their ranks.

Adriana Bosch spoke over the airwaves on Radio Mambí announcing that on April 28th a "tribute" to Orlando Bosch would take place "on the occasion of the first anniversary of his death."

Bosch’s widow was accompanied by Antonio Esquivel, President of the Junta Patriótica Cubana, which sponsored the event. February 17, 2006, Antonio Esquivel, along with other gang leaders and terrorists, such as Tony Calatayud, from the Cuban National Congress (CNC); Rodolfo Frómeta, from Comandos F-4, and Alpha 66 military commanders announced the creation of a committee to "bring down with bombs" the Cuban Revolution.

In the 1970’s and 80’s, there were dozens of bombings in the Miami area by different bands of anti-Cuban terrorists who unleashed a veritable war.

In the 1960’s, the CIA created a ‘station’ in Miami with a multi-million dollar budget to create these groups which redoubled their efforts within Cuban territory. The agency trained terrorists who not only attacked targets in Cuba but in other Latin American countries as well.