[Marxism] Grenada's Premier Seeks Burial Sites

[Walter Lippmann <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(There's been an active campaign to politically rehabilitate
these individuals for some years, by some of their friends
and family members. They never quite bite the bullet and
take full responsibility for what they did: murdering Bishop
and his allies and thus destroying the Grenadian revolution
by opening the country up to Washington's invasion and
occupation of the country. These days they are presented
as born-again nice guys in their supporters' campaigns.)
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Grenada's Premier Seeks Burial Sites
By MICHAEL BASCOMBE
Associated Press Writer

Last Updated:January 17. 2007 8:38PM
Published: January 17. 2007 8:38PM      

http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/API/701173763&cachetime=5


Grenada's premier has called on the men convicted of leading a 1983
coup to reveal where they put the remains of slain officials,
including former socialist leader Maurice Bishop.

The men who killed Bishop, four Cabinet ministers and six of their
supporters have said they do not know the whereabouts of the remains,
but Prime Minister Keith Mitchell said Tuesday he believes they could
help solve the mystery.

The slain prime minister's mother, Alimenta Bishop, has repeatedly
called for the bodies to be located for proper burial.

"They should have a conscience and come forward and release the pain
of the families," Mitchell told reporters.

Bishop, whose New Jewel Movement overthrew a corrupt government in
1979 and allied itself with Cuba, was killed on Oct. 19, 1983, in a
coup by a radical faction of the leftist government. The United
States invaded six days later with support from nearby Caribbean
countries.

The 17 men convicted of the killings - the so-called "Grenada 17" -
have said American soldiers took the bodies, a view held by many on
the Caribbean island. But Mitchell said the U.S. government would
have had no reason to do that.

"I can't say that I believe that the Americans have anything to do
with this," he said.

A spokesman for the U.S. Defense Department also dismissed the
theory.

"These allegations have been floating around for some time, decades
in fact, without any credible evidence to back the claims," Navy
Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon said.

Last month, Grenadian authorities gave an early release for good
behavior to three of the men.




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