«The grandfather of Cuban blogs» supports terrorism. So does El Nuevo Herald

Iroel Sánchez

Article in El Nuevo Herald, of Miami

The newspaper, El Nuevo Herald, of Miami, has published an article in which one of its columnists thanks the creators of the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops for allowing him to «live the dream of all Cubans who love liberty.»

The author of the article signed it Val Prieto, «director and founder» of a publication called Babalublog.com. The vocation of Mr. Prieto is not a joke; in a highlighted area on Babalublog.com there is a section called «Loving Brothers», and, alongside photos of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista and Luis Posada Carriles, it invites readers to a dinner with the selfsame Posada Carriles, the confessed author of the terrorist bombing of a Cuban airplane in which 73 people died.

 

Invitationto a dinner with Posada Carriles

In the upper left-hand corner, there are words of praise for the blog from the much-awarded Cuban blogger, Yoani Sánchez. This person has referred to Posada Carriles thusly: «A political subject that does not interest people. It’s a smokescreen». Now we know why.

 

In the upper left-hand corner, there are words of praise for the blog from the much-awarded Cuban blogger, Yoani Sánchez.

(Translate by Sabina Becker in News of the Restless)