Day in the Five: The night before René's arrest

September 11/98 René González recalls the uneventful night before the FBI smashed in his door. René González “The day before the arrest was a regular day. I was preparing to start flying to Bahamas with a small company operated by a friend out of Opalocka airport—the same place where the Bay of Pigs brigade was […]

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Day in the Five: Tale of the tape (recording)

On September 10, 1997, Cuba officially announces the arrest of Raúl Cruz León, a Salvadoran mercenary, in connection with the bombing that killed Fabio Di Celmo. But there’s more the Cubans don’t announce… The day before—at the direction of his Cuban interrogators—Cruz León telephoned Francisco Chávez Abarca, the Salvadoran who’d hired him for the bombing […]

Day in the Five: Posada brags about the bomb that killed a man

Luis Posada brags about his role in the hotel bombings that killed an Italian-Canadian tourist in this telephone conversation secretly recorded by Cuban State Security. Venezuela September 5, 1997 “Paco,” the voice at the other end of the phone demanded, “are you up to date on all this?” Luis Posada Carriles Paco was Francisco Pimentel, […]

Day in the Five: Cruz León arrested

Havana September 4, 1997 5:30 p.m. Copacabana explosion site It had been a good day. Four bombs. At $2,000 a bomb, that was $8,000. Not to forget the thousand Gordito still owed him from the last trip. Cruz León would be able to pay off his debts and have plenty left over for other, better […]