DoD News Briefing
Thursday, January 06, 2000 - 2:00 p.m. EST
Presenter: P.J. Crowley, PDASD PA and Craig Quigley, RADM, USN, DASD PA
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Q Admiral, a Cuban defector, former intelligence operative who defected to Spain, was here in Washington, I believe this last week, talking about Cuba, what he knew about the government of Cuba, said that the Cubans were involved in shipping guns and other kinds of arms, transshipping them to Colombia, trading for drugs with the FARC, basically doing barter with the FARC on this, and then transshipping those drugs through Cuba to the United States. Does the military have any knowledge of these type of activities by the Cubans?
Admiral Quigley: Bill, if we did, that would be based on intelligence reports, and that's a detail I can't get into, I'm sorry, from the podium in an unclassified way. Just let me use it as an opportunity to restate our support of the Colombian government as they do their level best to regain the safety and security of the nation of Colombia. It is in the entire world's interest to stop drug flow from Colombia to the world.
Q: And to follow, Mr. Macetti (sp) said that groups like the FALN, specifically, and other groups that were anti-American, anti-Navy, were being heavily influenced by the Cubans, cash-wise and otherwise. And is there any connection between the negativity on Vieques and the action of Cuban agents?
Admiral Quigley: Not that I'm aware, no.
Q: Not that you're aware of? Okay, thanks.
Admiral Quigley: Yes, ma'am?
.................http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2000/t01062000_tsd0106b.html
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