Will anyone on Maher's show dare to challenge Ros Lehtinen?

[grasswire]

Ileana Ros Lehtenin, U.S. Congresswoman from Florida's 18th district, is a pox on democracy, being a Bush family fixer of the worst kind.

One of her shenanigans? She participated in a deal with Poppy where Cuban terrorist-airline bomber Orlando Bosch was paroled to Florida against the demands of the INS in exchange for producing Cuban-American votes. Here's what the Justice Department said about Bosch: Bosch had "repeatedly expressed and demonstrated a willingness to cause indiscriminate injury and death."

Her campaign manager in her first congressional campaign? Jeb Bush.

Here's a list of Bosch's offenses in which he planned or participated (remember, he's a free man in Florida today because of Ros Lehtinen):

With Poder Cubano (Cuban Power) 1968–69: Bomb sent in a suitcase to Havana, Cuba.

Bombs placed in various commercial establishments in the United States.

Bomb against Mexican consul in Miami, United States.

Bomb placed at the residence of the British consul in Miami.

Bomb placed at a restaurant owned by Cuban emigrants in the United States.

Bomb placed (but did not explode) at the Chilean consulate in the United States.

Bomb placed at a pharmaceutical company in the United States.

Bomb placed at the Mexican consulate in the United States.

Bomb placed at the Spanish office of tourism in the United States.

Bomb against the British vessel “Greenwood” in the United States.

Bomb placed on board the Japanese ship “Aroka Maru” in the U.S.

Bomb placed at the tourist offices of Spain in the United States.

Bomb placed at the Mexican offices of tourism in the U.S.

Bomb explodes in the garage of the Mexican consul in the U.S.

Bomb placed at the Cuban consulate in Canada.

Bomb placed at the tourism office of Canada in the U.S.

Bomb explodes at the Japanese Office of Tourism in the United States.

Bomb explodes near the Cuban mission in the United Nations damaging the Yugoslavian mission.

Bomb placed on board the Japanese vessel “Michagesan Maru” in Mexico.

Bomb at the Office of Tourism of Mexico in the United States.

Bomb is discovered at an office of the French government in the United States.

Unexploded bomb is discovered at the Mexican consulate in the

U.S. Bomb is placed but left unused at the house of a Cuban dignitary in the United States.

Bomb placed in the French Office of Tourism in the U.S.

Bomb placed at the Shell Petroleum Company building in England.

Bomb at a Japanese travel agency in the United States.

Bomb placed at Mexican tourism offices in the United States.

Bomb against British consulate in the United States.

Bomb placed at a branch of a British bank in the U.S.

Bomb placed at the headquarters of the Communist Party in North America.

Bomb placed on board the Bahamian ship “Caribbean Venture” while at a U.S. port.

Bomb against Mexican representatives in the U.S.

Bomb at the residence of the Mexican consul in Miami.

Bomb placed on British vessel docket at Mexican port.

Bomb explodes on board Spanish ship “Satrustegui” in Puerto Rico.

Bazooka attack against Polish ship in the United States.

Bomb placed on board a Mexican airliner in the United States.

Bomb placed at the home of the Mexican consul in the United States.

Bomb at a Canadian travel agency.

Gas bomb at a theater where a Cuban actress was rehearsing.

Assassination attempts against the Cuban ambassador to the United Nations.

Bomb at the Mexican Department of Tourism in the United States.

Bomb placed the offices of Shell Oil of England in the U.S.

Bomb at the offices of Air France in the United States.

With Chilean fascist leaders, after meeting with Pinochet, 1974–75: Assasination of the former commander of the Chilean Armed Forces, General Carlos Pratts, and his wife in Argentina.

The gunning down in Rome, Italy of Bernardo Leighton (Vice President of the Chilean Democratic Party in Excile) and his wife.

Orlando Bosch is arrested by the Costa Rican police on charges of plotting the assassination of the exiled Chilean leader Andres Pascal Allende in Costa Rica.

Assassination of a former Chilean minister during the administration of Salvador Allende, Orlando Letelier, and his collaborator Ronni Moffit in Washington, D.C. in the United States.

With new terrorist group “Accion Cuba” 1974–75:

Bomb placed at the Cuban diplomatic mission in Canada.

Bomb at the Cuban diplomatic mission in Argentina.

Bomb at the Cuban mission in Peru.

Bomb placed at the Cuban embassy in Mexico.

Bomb placed at the Cuban embassy in Madrid, Spain.

Placed bomb against members of the Latin Press in Mexico, but never exploded.

Bomb placed at the Panamanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Bomb at the Venezuelan-Cuban Institute of Friendship in Venezuela.

Bomb at the hotel where Cuban delegation was staying.

Shots fired at the residence of a Cuban functionary.

Assasination attempt against the Cuban Ambassador Emilio Aragones in Argentina.

Bomb placed at Venezuelan tourism firm in Venezuela.

Bomb at the Cuban Embassy in Venezuela.

Bomb against Soviet commercial office in Mexico.

With new group under his leadership in Costa Rica “Comandos de Organizaciones Revolucionarias Unidas” 1976–77:

Bomb placed at Cuban mission in the United Nations.

Bomb at the Costa Rican-Cuban cultural center in Costa Rica.

Bomb at the Cuban mission in Spain.

Bomb at the luggage/freight department of the flight of Cubana Airlines in Kingston, Jamaica.

Bomb placed at the office of Cubana Airlines in Barbados.

Bomb placed at the offices of Air Panama in Colombia.

Kidnapping attempt of the Cuban consul in Merida, Mexico, killing D’Artagnan Diaz Diaz.

Kidnapping of two Cuban dignitaries in Argentina.

Bomb placed at the Embassy of Guyana in Trinidad and Tobago.

Bomb placed at the offices of Cubana airlines in Panama.

Sabotage in mid flight of a Cubana airlines flight, killing 73 passengers. (Arrested and imprisoned in Venezuela but continued directing terrorist activities toward Venezuela.)

Bomb placed at the Venezuelan consulate in Puerto Rico.

Bomb on board a Venezuelan airplane in Miami, United States.

Bomb placed at the office of the Venezuelan airline “Viasa” in the United States.

Bomb placed at the Venezuelan consulate in Puerto Rico.

Also from prison, Bosch directed activities against the interests of Mexico, 1978:

Bomb placed at the Mexican consulate in the United States.

Bomb placed on board the merchant vessel “Azteca” of Mexico at a Mexican port, resulting in 2 deaths and 7 injuries.

Targeting Cuba again, directing the following terrorist activities in conjunction with a group called Omega-7:

Bomb placed at the Cuban mission in the United Nations.

Bomb placed in front of Madison Square Gardens where Cuban boxers were scheduled to fight.

Bomb placed at the offices of the tourist firm “Girasol” of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party.

Bomb placed at the offices of the tourist firm “Antillana” in Puerto Rico.

Bomb placed at the offices of the firm “Record Public Service” owned by a Cuban emigrant in Puerto Rico.

Bomb at the newspaper “La Prensa” in the United States.

Bomb threat against TWA airlines against flying into Cuba.

Bomb placed at the local offices of the travel agency “Varadero” in Puerto Rico, presided by Carlos Muniz Varela.

Bomb at the Cuban mission in the United Nations.

Bomb placed at Lincoln Center in the United States where Cuban artists were scheduled to perform.

Bomb placed at the local offices of TWA airlines at J.F.K. Airport in the United States.

Bomb placed at the firm Weehawken, New Jersey, presided by Eulalio J. Negrin, member of the Committee of 75 (Comite de los 75).

Assassination of Carlos Muniz Varela, member of the Brigade “Antonio Maceo” and director of “Varadero Travel” in Puerto Rico.

Assassination of Eulalio Negrin- a member of the Cuban community in the exterior and participant in talks and negotiations with the Cuban government- in New Jersey, United States.

Assassination of the Cuban diplomat in the United Nations Felix Garcia Rodriguez

Source: http://cuban-exile.com/doc_051–075/doc0057.htm

[grasswire]

1. more

"March 1, 2001—In 1990, through the direct influence of President George Herbert Walker Bush, Orlando Bosch—fugitive from justice, undocumented alien, serial terrorist and airline bomber—was released from prison in Miami, at the urging of Bush’s son Jeb on behalf of Miami Republicans.

Jeb (the family Florida fixer) traded the unusual release from federal custody for the votes of Floridians and delivered Florida to his father’s electoral tally in the 1992 presidential election.

Orlando Bosch was not released because he was rehabilitated and repentant. He was not released because he had served out a sentence. He was set free by the Bushes for Republican gain with seeming disregard for public safety here and abroad and for the “Rule of Law.” Thirty countries had refused Bosch asylum because of his criminality. An acting attorney general in Miami and the INS had refused to allow him to remain in the U.S. In January 1989 the acting attorney general wrote: “For 30 years Bosch has been resolute and unwavering in his advocacy of terrorist violence. . . . He has repeatedly expressed and demonstrated a willingness to cause indiscriminate injury and death.’“ Attorney General Dick Thornburgh described Bosch as an “unreformed terrorist.”

And yet the Bushes set him free.

Even more troubling than the release of a dangerous man in exchange for votes is the manner of adjudication. President Bush did not pardon Bosch. He apparently simply stepped in and exerted the influence of his office to release Bosch against the recommendations of the district director of the INS and the Department of Justice."

(from the archives of onlinejournal.com. The only way to access this today is through a google search where it can be found in the cache)

[grasswire]

2. Does Ros-Lehtenin support terrorists?

That's the question to ask.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

3. On Maher's Show? NOT LIKELY

He usually has a comedian as one of the liberals, and the other one is usually a mature Democrat. He always tends to pick an OBNOXIOUS and RUDE repub, who then engages in a SHOUTING match over the more quiet intellectual Democrat on the panel.

It then depends on whether the liberal comedian can get a word in edge wise. On "real time," it seems to get more and more conservative everytime I watch it. So I don't much anymore. I think I've seen 1 episode so far this season.

[AX10]

10. And when a Democrat calls her out, Bill.........

demanded that Richard Belzer (the Democratic panel member) apologize! :wtf:?

Bill Maher should go $%*# himself, which he already does, so......:puke:

[keta11]

4. Last time Ros-Lehtenin was on she was booed

All her "stay the course" right-wing crap was snickered at. Should be fun today!!

[Donna Zen]

5. Whoa! Thanks

I was just hunting for some "Orlando Bosch" stuff the other day. This a mother load!

Do you remember an interactive map...? As I remember there was a connection to James Bath. Know yer BFEE.

[grasswire]

8. hi Donna!

One thing to keep in mind about Bosch is that there is misinformation floating around about him. He was NOT pardoned by Bush. He was paroled. This particular tidbit of error (which originated on the WSWS website) has been parroted everywhere. But I know for a fact that he was not pardoned, because I -- with a fair amount of difficulty -- obtained from the DoJ a list of GHWB's pardons, and Bosch was not on it. He was paroled.

[LiberalCommiePinko]

6. Didn't Richard Belzer

curse her out her craziness? Then Bill came to her defense and told Belzer to apologize to her.

[obreaslan]

7. Oh shit! Does this mean the U.S. supports terrorists???

Should I seek shelter and wait for the "shock and awe" to start? Should I hide in a bunker and wait for the jets to come screaming overhead in the night to drop incendiary bombs on me and my family? I don't support terror, but being part of the U.S. shouldn't I expect some sort of retaliation from...oh yeah...that's right...the U.S. can do whatever the fuck it wants, hypocritical or not. Silly me, I'm so embarrassed. :blush:

:sarcasm:

[Donna Zen]

9. Q: Does the U.S. support terrorists?

A: No. The bushes support terrorists.