North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five
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During his distinguished career, Martin Garbus has established himself as a well-known trial lawyer representing the likes of Daniel Ellsberg and Leonard Peltier. But there is no story Garbus wants to tell more than that of his most challenging case: representing five Cuban spies marooned in the U.S. prison system and his efforts to get them out.
North of Havana tells the story of a spy ring sent by Cuba in the early 1990s to infiltrate anti-Communist extremists in Miami. Erroneously charged by the U.S. government in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two planes circulating anti-Castro leaflets over Havana, the spies—in the absence of evidence—were convicted in 2000 of conspiracy to commit espionage and murder. Caught up in the sweep of history, the Cuban Five, as they became known, played a central role over the next decade in the recent thaw in Cuban-American relations.
Set in Miami and Havana, North of Havana is a mesmerizing tale of international intrigue, espionage, and political gamesmanship that continues to play a shaping role in American foreign policy and presidential elections. In the process, the books shows how the justice system can be, and is, subverted for political purposes and gives readers insight into one of the most fascinating legal cases of our times.
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Martin Garbus. (2019). North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five. The New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Martin Garbus. 2019. North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five. The New Press.
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MLA Citation (style guide)Martin Garbus. North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five. The New Press, 2019.
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Martin Garbus is one of America's top trial lawyers. An expert at every level of civil and criminal trial, and litigation, he has appeared before the United States Supreme Court in leading First Amendment cases. He is the author of Tough Talk: How I Fought for Writers, Comics, Bigots, and the American Way and North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five (The New Press). Garbus lives in New York City.
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During his distinguished career, Martin Garbus has established himself as a well-known trial lawyer representing the likes of Daniel Ellsberg and Leonard Peltier. But there is no story Garbus wants to tell more than that of his most challenging case: representing five Cuban spies marooned in the U.S. prison system and his efforts to get them out.
North of Havana tells the story of a spy ring sent by Cuba in the early 1990s to infiltrate anti-Communist extremists in Miami. Erroneously charged by the U.S. government in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two planes circulating anti-Castro leaflets over Havana, the spies—in the absence of evidence—were convicted in 2000 of conspiracy to commit espionage and murder. Caught up in the sweep of history, the Cuban Five, as they became known, played a central role over the next decade in the recent thaw in Cuban-American relations.
Set in Miami and Havana, North of Havana is a mesmerizing tale of international intrigue, espionage, and political gamesmanship that continues to play a shaping role in American foreign policy and presidential elections. In the process, the books shows how the justice system can be, and is, subverted for political purposes and gives readers insight into one of the most fascinating legal cases of our times.
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Readers of international intrigue and diplomatic history such as Giles Whittell's Bridge of Spies will appreciate this survey of the fascinating and often bizarre case of the Cuban Five, as retold by attorney Garbus, who joined the proceedings on appeal. The Cuban Five were a group of Cuban spies arrested and charged in the 1996 shooting of four anti-Castro activists and pilots who had purposely invaded Cuban airspace, flying from Florida. The five were quickly charged, convicted, and sentenced. Garbus arrived on the case in an attempt to appeal the rulings and here relates a twisted tale of legal drama, prisoner exchange negotiations, and conspiracy moving forward in time all the way to the Obama administration. What begins as a riveting account of a thrilling, cloak-and-dagger espionage case ends with personal and political observations about current U.S.-Cuba relations. VERDICT This is a quick and vivid read, brimming with political intrigue and lessons about what can happen when law and public opinion are used for political ends.--Philip Shackelford, South Arkansas Community Coll., El Dorado
Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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