The 15th anniversary of the death of Fabio Di Celmo, an Italian tourist victim of a terrorist attack against Cuba, was recalled today by his father, Giustino Di Celmo.
In a remark released in this capital, Di Celmo stated that "there is no greater pain than the one felt by a father over the death of his son, even more so when that son has died a violent and cruel death"
Fifteen years ago, on September 4 of 1997, a murderous bomb that was planted at the lobby of the Copacabana Hotel, severed the life of Fabio, a young man who had barely lived 32 years when he became an innocent victim of a terrorist action, he writes.
In the text, Di Celmo stated, "Luis Posada Carriles masterminded the terrorist action that killed my son. I will never forget the statements made by this criminal, which were published by The New York Times on July 12 and 13 of 1998.
After recognizing that he had hired the murderous hand of the Salvadoran mercenary who planted the bomb at the Copacabana Hotel, Posada confessed to a journalist, without any decency, that he was not concerned about Fabio's death and that he slept like a baby because "The Italian man was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
"However, despite innumerable denunciations, Luis Posada Carriles, a confirmed confessed terrorist, is walking freely down the streets of Miami and has been awarded several recognitions and honors granted by the Cuban-American Mafia and the extreme right of the United States of America. The farce of his trial at El Paso, Texas, was the last straw. He was only tried for being a liar, although evidence showed that he had masterminded the action that caused Fabio's death," Di Celmo added.
In the text, he denounces that the U.S. government is sheltering Posada Carriles, a terrorist with a long record of crimes, including the blowing up in mid-air of a CUBANA airliner off the coasts of Barbados, the murder of hundreds of Venezuelans, and the death of my son.
He also asks Washington how it is possible that the U.S. government includes Cuba in a list of nation sponsors of terrorism when Cuba has only been a victim to the terrorist actions perpetrated by the criminals that the U.S. government itself has hired and protected.
Di Celmo mentions that the big media do not say that the five Cuban antiterrorist fighters are still imprisoned in the United States for trying to prevent the commission of terrorist actions in Cuba, while terrorists are living in freedom in the United States. How is it possible that the big media remain silent in the face of such injustice, thus denying the American people the opportunity to know the truth?, he also asks.
The answers to those questions would confirm the double-standards of the US Government and the big media when it comes to terrorism, affirms the 92 year-old man who lives in Cuba since that crime.
Despite his pain, Di Celmo does not harbor any ill feelings of revenge. He just swore to have no rest until justice is served and be part of the struggle that this country is waging for justice, concludes in his anniversary letter.