Cuban spies may be named
Chris Simmons, a
U.S. Army counterintelligence expert who in early July caused a stir in Miami for saying Cuba has rebuilt its Florida spy network, is coming back this week
for an encore. A press release
issued by Simmons’ associate in South Florida, Ana Margarita Martinez, said
Simmons will be here Thursday to “follow through on his word to publicly name Cuban spies in South Florida.’’ Martinez is the
ex-wife of Cuban spy Juan Pablo Roque, who evaded FBI arrest when he fled to Cuba on the eve of the downing of two Brothers to the Rescue planes by a
Cuban MiG in 1996. Roque allegedly belonged to the Wasp Cuban spy ring
discovered by the FBI in 1998. Martinez and
Simmons (in the photo) are collaborating on a book and a movie about her relationship with
Roque and the Cuban spy network to which he belonged – unbeknownst to her at
the time. Martinez said
Simmons returned to Miami because during a televised interview the last time he
was here, host Oscar Haza challenged him to name spies who are currently in the
U.S. working for the Cuban government. Simmons accepted the challenge and will once again appear on Haza’s A
Mano Limpia show on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. on America TeVe 41 to disclose
specific names. On Friday, Martinez said, Simmons will appear on Ninoska a las
3 with talk show host Ninoska Perez-Castellon at 3:00 p.m. on WQBA 1140 AM. Simmons has been a
counterintelligence officer since 1987. He played a key role in theidentification, investigation, and debriefing of convicted
Cuban spy Ana Belen Montes -the highest-ranking Cuban spy ever sent to prison in the
United States.
-- Alfonso Chardy
Yes, he named names. Marifeli Perez-Stable, an editorial contributor to the Herald was one of the names named. So where is her response? Where is the Herald's response? Or is the Herald afraid of her attorney, John de Leon?
Posted by: Henry Gomez | August 03, 2008 at 11:35 PM
Still nothing?
Posted by: Henry Gomez | August 04, 2008 at 10:43 PM
It is odd to post a teaser then not report on the event itself. When the event then named a Herald editorial contributor as a spy and you still don't report it, that has a certain logic. Albeit, not the kind of logic newspapers want to be associated with.
Posted by: Jorge Costales | August 28, 2008 at 12:12 PM
It is odd to post a teaser then not report on the event itself. When the event then named a Herald editorial contributor as a spy and you still don't report it, that has a certain logic. Albeit, not the kind of logic newspapers want to be associated with.
Posted by: Jorge Costales | August 28, 2008 at 12:13 PM