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Terrorist honored at the University of Miami, academics express outrage to Shalala Oct. 27, 2010 Honorable Donna E. Shalala,
President Dear President Shalala, We, U.S. academics and University of Miami alumni, are writing to you to convey our outrage at an event held on October 12th of 2010 at the Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies (ICAAS) of the University of Miami. This event included an homage to convicted terrorist Orlando Bosch.
Orlando Bosch has been arrested, tried and convicted for innumerable terrorist acts in Venezuela, the United States and other countries. In 1968, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for firing a bazooka against a Polish ship anchored in Miami. He served 10 years in jail in Venezuela for bombing a Cuban airplane and killing 73 people on board on October 6 of 1976. U.S. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh referred to him as an “unrepentant terrorist”, while Acting Associate Attorney General Joe D. Whitley considered him a “threat to National Security”, both under George H. W. Bush administration (Exclusion Proceeding for Orlando Bosch Avila; see attached documentation). CIA and FBI recently declassified documents (accessible online) offer solid proof for the Attorneys’ points. For example, a 1979 document reported Bosch’s view on the plane bombing when he said: “At times you cannot avoid hurting innocent people" [Appendix to Hearings]). An October 14, 1976 FBI cable reports Luis Posada Carriles (Bosch’s partner in crime) saying that “Orlando knew all the details” of the soon-to-be hit plane (Intelligence Information Cable). We urge you to launch an inquiry into the homage paid to this man, to which the University of Miami lent its name and its banner, thereby becoming a sponsor. The University of Miami, as an institution of higher learning, has an educational mission and a social responsibility. Certainly, promoting a terrorist as a community role model goes against everything that academia stands for. Note: The signatories of this letter are from academia and do not necessarily share similar opinions on the political system in Cuba, the United States policy of embargo or other U.S.-Cuba related issues. However, they all agree on the fact that terrorism should be condemned, regardless the ideologies or politics that motivate it. María Isabel Alfonso, PhD. Assistant Professor of Spanish. St. Joseph’s College, New York. (University of Miami Alumnus). Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, Retired. MIT. Luis Duno-Gottberg, PhD. Associate Professor of Caribbean and Film Studies, Duncan College Master, Texas. John Walton Cotman, PhD. Associate Professor of Political Science. Howard University, Washington. David Carlson, PhD. Assistant Professor of Latin American History. The University of Texas-Pan American, Texas. Rick Miller, PhD. Associate Professor of Art. St. Joseph’s College, New York Lisa Glidden, PhD. Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, Latin American Studies. SUNY College at Oswego, New York Iraida H. Lopez, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish. Ramapo College of New Jersey, New Jersey Arturo Lopez-Levy, Lecturer. PhD Candidate. Josef Korbel School of International Studies. University of Denver, Colorado. Kenneth E. Bauzon, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science. St. Joseph’s College, New York Emilio Bejel, Distinguished Professor of Latin American Studies. University of California at Davis, California Miren Uriarte, PhD. Professor of Human Services. University of Massachusetts Boston David L. Strug, PhD. Professor of Social Work. Yeshiva University, New York Dionisio Márquez Arreaza, Professor. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (University of Miami Alumnus) Judith A. Weiss. Research Professor and Professor Emerita. Mount Allison University, Canada Liliam Dominguez, PhD Candidate. Barry University, Florida. (University of Miami Alumnus). Mirella Landriscina, PhD. Professor of Sociology. St. Joseph’s College, New York Douglas Friedman, PhD. Associate Professor of Political Science. College of Charleston, South Carolina Samuel Farber. Samuel Farber. Professor Emeritus, Political Science. Brooklyn College of CUNY, New York Dick Cluster, Associate Director. University Honors Program. University of Massachusetts at Boston Fernando Coronil. Presidential Professor. Graduate Center. CUNY, NY. Zoya Kocur, PhD Candidate. Middlesex University. London. NYU, New York, NY. William Van Norman, Jr. PhD. Assistant Professor of Latin American History. James Madison University, Virginia Alejandro de la Fuente, PhD. UCIS Research Professor. University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Antoinette Hertel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Spanish. St. Joseph's College, New York Susan Eckstein, PhD. Professor of Sociology and International Relations. Boston University, Massachusetts Tania Triana, PhD. Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Oregon Ana M. López, PhD. Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. Tulane University, Louisiana Eduardo González, PhD. Professor. Director of the Spanish and Latin American Subdivision. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Trevor H Whitbread. M.A. Spanish Candidate. University of Oregon Francisco A. Scarano, Ph.D. Professor of History. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Antonio Lauria-Perricelli, PhD. Adjunct Professor. Gallatin School, New York University, New York Enrique Sacerio-Gari, PhD. Dorothy Nepper Marshall Professor of Hispanic and Hispanic-American Studies. Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania Antonia Darder, PhD. Distinguished Professor of Education. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois. Edwin Murillo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Spanish. Penn State University-Berks, Pensylvannia (University of Miami Alumnus) Beatriz Calvo Peña. PhD. Researcher. University Carlos III, Madrid. (University of Miami Alumni) Julie Skurski, Ph.D. Distinguished Lecturer of Anthropology. CUNY Graduate Center. New York Leslie S. Offutt, PhD. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of History. Vassar College, New York. David J. Vázquez, PhD. Assistant Professor of English. University of Oregon, Oregon Ricardo Pérez, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anthropology. Eastern Connecticut State University, Connecticut Documents in the order they were cited: Exclusion of Proceeding for Orlando Bosch Avila. U.S. Department of Justice. Office of the Associate Attorney General Joe D. Whitley, 1989. FILE: A28 851 622. A11 861 810. Appendix to Hearings Before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress. Second Session, Volume X: Anti-Castro activities and organizations. March 1979: (89-93) Photographs and videos of the event.
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Terrorista honrado en la Universidad de Miami, académicos indignados 27 de octubre de 2010 Honorable Donna E. Shalala, Presidenta Estimada Presidenta Shalala, Nosotros, académicos de Estados Unidos y ex-alumnos de la Universidad de Miami, le expresamos nuestra más profunda indignación con respecto al evento que tuvo lugar el 12 de octubre del 2010, en el Instituto de Estudios Cubanos y Cubano-Americanos (ICCAS) de la Universidad de Miami. En este acto se rindió homenaje al terrorista convicto Orlando Bosch. Orlando Bosch ha sido arrestado, enjuiciado y sentenciado por innumerables actos terroristas en Venezuela, Estados Unidos y otros países. En 1968, fue condenado a 10 años de privación de libertad por el atentado a un buque polaco que se encontraba anclado en uno de los muelles de Miami. Posteriormente, cumplió diez años de cárcel en Venezuela por el derribo de un avión cubano el 6 de octubre de 1976, sabotaje en el que perdieron la vida las 73 personas a bordo. El Fiscal General de Estados Unidos Dick Thornburgh lo calificó como “terrorista sin arrepentimiento” [“unrepentant terrorist”], y el Fiscal General Asociado Joe D. Whitley se refirió a él como una “amenaza a la Seguridad Nacional” [“a threat to National Security”] (Exclusion Proceeding for Orlando Busch Ávila; ver documentación adjunta). Ambos Fiscales se desempeñaron en sus funciones de leguleyos durante la administración de George H. W. Bush. Documentos de la CIA y del FBI recientemente desclasificados (disponibles en la Internet), son prueba fehaciente de la validez de las aseveraciones de estos Fiscales. Por ejemplo, un informe de 1979 reportó la opinión de Bosch sobre la voladura del avión de Cubana, con respecto a lo cual expresó: “Hay momentos en que no se puede evitar hacer daño a gente inocente” (Appendix to Hearings). Por otra parte, un cable del FBI con fecha del 14 de octubre de 1976 refleja las palabras de Luis Posada Carriles –- “compañero de lucha” de Bosch--, quien dijo que “Orlando sabía todos los detalles” del avión que iba a ser derribado (Intelligence Information Cable). Solicitamos que se inicie con la mayor premura una investigación acerca de este homenaje, en el cual figuró como telón de fondo el logotipo de la Universidad de Miami. Como institución de altos estudios que es, la Universidad de Miami tiene una misión educativa, y a la vez, una insoslayable función de responsabilidad social. Rendir honores a un terrorista, presentándolo como modelo para una comunidad, atenta contra los principios básicos de la academia. Gracias por su interés. Sinceramente: María Isabel Alfonso, PhD. Assistant Professor of Spanish. St. Joseph’s College, New York. (University of Miami Alumnus). Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, Retired. MIT. Luis Duno-Gottberg, PhD. Associate Professor of Caribbean and Film Studies, Duncan College Master, Texas. John Walton Cotman, PhD. Associate Professor of Political Science. Howard University, Washington. David Carlson, PhD. Assistant Professor of Latin American History. The University of Texas-Pan American, Texas. Rick Miller, PhD. Associate Professor of Art. St. Joseph’s College, New York Lisa Glidden, PhD. Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics, Latin American Studies. SUNY College at Oswego, New York Iraida H. Lopez, Ph.D. Professor of Spanish. Ramapo College of New Jersey, New Jersey Arturo Lopez-Levy, Lecturer. PhD Candidate. Josef Korbel School of International Studies. University of Denver, Colorado. Kenneth E. Bauzon, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science. St. Joseph’s College, New York Emilio Bejel, Distinguished Professor of Latin American Studies. University of California at Davis, California Miren Uriarte, PhD. Professor of Human Services. University of Massachusetts Boston David L. Strug, PhD. Professor of Social Work. Yeshiva University, New York Dionisio Márquez Arreaza, Professor. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela (University of Miami Alumnus) Judith A. Weiss. Research Professor and Professor Emerita. Mount Allison University, Canada Liliam Dominguez, PhD Candidate. Barry University, Florida. (University of Miami Alumnus). Mirella Landriscina, PhD. Professor of Sociology. St. Joseph’s College, New York Douglas Friedman, PhD. Associate Professor of Political Science. College of Charleston, South Carolina Samuel Farber. Samuel Farber. Professor Emeritus, Political Science. Brooklyn College of CUNY, New York Dick Cluster, Associate Director. University Honors Program. University of Massachusetts at Boston Fernando Coronil. Presidential Professor. Graduate Center. CUNY, NY. Zoya Kocur, PhD Candidate. Middlesex University. London. NYU, New York, NY. William Van Norman, Jr. PhD. Assistant Professor of Latin American History. James Madison University, Virginia Alejandro de la Fuente, PhD. UCIS Research Professor. University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Antoinette Hertel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Spanish. St. Joseph's College, New York Susan Eckstein, PhD. Professor of Sociology and International Relations. Boston University, Massachusetts Tania Triana, PhD. Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Oregon Ana M. López, PhD. Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. Tulane University, Louisiana Eduardo González, PhD. Professor. Director of the Spanish and Latin American Subdivision. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Trevor H Whitbread. M.A. Spanish Candidate. University of Oregon Francisco A. Scarano, Ph.D. Professor of History. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Antonio Lauria-Perricelli, PhD. Adjunct Professor. Gallatin School, New York University, New York Enrique Sacerio-Gari, PhD. Dorothy Nepper Marshall Professor of Hispanic and Hispanic-American Studies. Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania Antonia Darder, PhD. Distinguished Professor of Education. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Illinois. Edwin Murillo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Spanish. Penn State University-Berks, Pensylvannia (University of Miami Alumnus) Beatriz Calvo Peña. PhD. Researcher. University Carlos III, Madrid. (University of Miami Alumni) Julie Skurski, Ph.D. Distinguished Lecturer of Anthropology. CUNY Graduate Center. New York Leslie S. Offutt, PhD. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of History. Vassar College, New York. David J. Vázquez, PhD. Assistant Professor of English. University of Oregon, Oregon Ricardo Pérez, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anthropology. Eastern Connecticut State University, Connecticut PD: Los suscriptores de esta carta no comparten necesariamente las mismas opiniones sobre el sistema político de Cuba, el embargo norteamericano, u otros temas vinculados a la relación Cuba-Estados Unidos. En cambio, todos sí coincidimos en que el terrorismo debe ser denunciado, más allá de las ideologías que lo motivan. Documentos en orden citados: * Exclusion of Proceeding for Orlando Bosch Avila. U.S. Department of Justice. Office of the Associate Attorney General Joe D. Whitley, 1989. FILE: A28 851 622. A11 861 810. * Appendix to Hearings Before the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress. Second Session, Volume X: Anti-Castro activities and organizations. March 1979: (89-93) * Intelligence Information Cable. FBI. October 14th, 1976. National Security Archives. Cuba Project. Photographs and videos of the event. CIA and FBI Declassified Documents on Cuba: National Security Archive. Cuba Project
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