Another Terrorist Threat Averted
The February 6 edition of Pagina 12 (Buenos Aires) reports that the United States has refused to issue visas for a group of Cuban musicians who had wanted to attend the Grammy ceremony. "The dangerous visitors were unmasked when American officials discovered that 'they are paid by the Communist Party of Cuba of its government,'" thus making them a threat to the security of the United States. The potential terrorists included pianist Gullermo Rebalcaba, percusionist Amadito Valdés, and the singer Ibrahim Ferrer. "I don't feel like I'm a terrorist," Ferrer said.
Estados Unidos les negó las visas de entrada a los artistas cubanos que el domingo pueden ganar un premio Grammy. Los peligrosos visitantes fueron desenmascarados cuando los funcionarios norteamericanos descubrieron que “son remunerados por el Partido Comunista de Cuba o su gobierno”, lo que los transforma en una “amenaza para la seguridad nacional de EE.UU.”. Entre los afectados están el pianista Guillermo Rubalcaba, el laudista Margarito Torres, el percusionista Amadito Valdés y el cantante Ibrahim Ferrer, que ya recorrieron todo el mundo como parte del Buena Vista Social Club. “Yo no me siento un terrorista –se rió fastidiado Ferrer–. No lo soy ni puedo serlo.”
Pagina 12, February 6, 2004
Comments
Here's a site that is useful for mocking the US anti-terror program:
http://www.geekandproud.net/terror/
Posted by: Dennis G. Jerz | February 7, 2004 4:52 PM