A Dark Corner

   Is it "here we go again"?  Have the monsters who've been silent for about a decade decided that the urge for terrorism was too strong to ignore?  Was this act the first of what may be more until Miami once again has more bombings than the Middle East as it did one year during the 1970's?  Will the guilty be found?  Who will cooperate?  Who won't?  These are important questions that may only be answered in time.

   Given that we are in a war on terror, surely the people who did this must be against us since they obviously aren't with us.  Ask the former President Bush who put it in those terms as he stated that the U.S. would search every dark corner of the globe for terrorists.  There seems to be a dark corner in South Florida that needs to have some light shined upon it.

   We know that there are individuals walking freely down the streets of Miami who have openly said that these types of acts are legitimate.  We know that Luis Posada Carriles sleeps like a baby and has no regrets, even though he has said (although his lawyers now advise him against talking about it anymore) that he has been involved in violent acts of a similar nature.  He is considered one of the masterminds of the most infamous acts of terror in our hemisphere.

   Let's say for a moment that President Obama is true to his word and really favors increased engagement between Cubans and Americans.  Would an attack on a business that helps facilitate his policy be offensive enough to him that he would want law enforcement to get to the bottom of this?  I would think so.  The fire could have been an attempt to intimidate those who are seeking more exchanges with the island.  It could also be an act of desperation on the part of some folks who feel that they have been losing ground in the battle of public opinion as more and more people feel that a change to the wrong-headed policy the U.S. has to change.  Either way, burning down offices is definitely the act of someone who should be brought before the law and dealt with accordingly.  They are dangerous and shouldn't be free to wander among the peaceful public.

   This act cannot be ignored and it seems like it isn't.  The press reported that the FBI and ATF were on the scene including a counter-terrorism agent.  They will have their hands full.  There are plenty of people in Miami who they may want to talk to and look into.  They can even question those who have heralded some of the most violent people as patriots, like the deceased Orlando Bosch.  Even some congress people, both former and present, have relationships with same of those who have advocated violence, like Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and the Diaz Balart brothers.

   This could be a turning point, more powerful then the Elian Gonzalez incident when the American public got to see how incredibly illogical some elements in Miami actually are.  Not only are there people willing to keep a boy away from his father like they were involved in some sort of imagined chess match against Fidel Castro, but there are people willing to blow up and burn down businesses right here in our cities simply because they feel like they can.  Too many years have gone by and too many criminals have been ignored and this is what happens.

Where Did The "Doctor" Named Bosch Go?

One of the most respectable jobs that a person can have is that of a pediatrician.  He is the one that we as parents run to when are babies are sick and sufferring.  They not only bring health back to our children but mend our broken hearts from having to see our kids that way, so helpless, them and us. Pediatricians are some of the everyday heroes everywhere. It's too bad that that was not the story of Orlando Bosch. He was once one of those pediatricians that does so much.  But that was a long, long time ago.  His honorable profession was traded for one dedicated to death, destruction, and pure hate.  He became one of history's terrible men.  The kind that is so offensive that his repugnanace challenges the thoughts of even the most benevolent of people. He was the kind of rotten shell of a human that planned to kill, planned to kill again, and yet seemed not to be bothered at all, yet proud of his ways.  The countless victims and their loved ones left behind are his legacy.  Sadness, emptiness, and horror were his major contributions to the world he lived in. The world will not miss him.  The only thing that will missed was the chance to bring him to justice.  But as luck would have it, he had made deals with powerful devils and was offered their protection. I'm not a religious person, but thinking of where he might be if the religious men were right, helps bring a smile to my face on the day his pathetic existence ended.
I'm amused as I think where the "doctor" might be.  Maybe......

......The Devil welcomes his pawn with a smile.  He takes the arm that had cause so much harm is his own and leads Orlando Bosch to an uncomfortable chair next to the flames.  Mr. Bosch takes his seat where his new master has put him.  The "anti-communist" terrorist is unsure what is happening and for what he seems to be waiting for.  He checks for the time on his wristwatch but it isn't there.  Just then he hears what must be a laugh coming from the devil who looks at the former doctor and says "You won't be needing that here, I've made some other arrangements."  The devil shows him a radio that was made in the USSR.  "I've been keeping this for you."  He flips it on and tunes in to the station, the only station.  Orlando hears "Tic toc tic toc tic toc. This is Radio Reloj."  He is filled with horror as he realizes that even after killing and terrorizing for most of his life, he couldn't make it stop. On earth the Revolution would go on.  Sounds of children laughing, people singing and dancing, it couldn't be stopped.  Orlando twisting and turning, gritting his teeth asks the devil "What's next?"  The Devil looks at his useless soldier with the same terrible smile and answers "We wait for Luis!"