Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy kindle edition by carmichael, scott. The former specialist in cuban and latin american affairs is serving a 25year jail term. The campaign to free ana belen montes cuba and venezuela. For close to 20 years ana belen montes, a puerto rican woman, has been held hostage in a federal prison located in fort worth, texas.
On march 20, 2002, ana belen montes, the defense intelligence agencys dia primary politicavmilitary analyst on cuba since 1992, pled guilty in u. Just 10 days after the attacks of 911, the fbi arrested a 44yearold woman named ana belen montes. Statement by ana belen montes, who received 25year sentence. Despite the thaw in relations between havana and washington under barack obama, which saw three of the last cuban spies returned home in 2014, montes remains behind bars in a facility reserved for some of the most dangerous and mentally ill prisoners in the united states. Virtual war against cuba and the fate of ana belen montes february 12, 2016 3. Song for ana belen montes by davidrovics published on 20111t21.
Her supervisor at the defense intelligence agency dia, where she was the top cuba analyst, directed her to a conference room to discuss a fictitious problem involving one of her subordinates. More cuban intelligence service espionage tradecraft the. Ana belen montes was a smart, ambitious puertorican american with a passion for defending the sovereignty of latin american nations. Ana belen montes born february 28, 1957 is a former american senior analyst at the defense. Now an international campaign on her behalf is gaining steam with committees active in latin america, europe, canada, and the united states. Oct 28, 2016 ana belen montes is a puerto rican woman facing a 25year prison sentence for passing information to cuban intelligence agencies. Ana belen montes was on february 28th, 1957 in western germany, where her militaryofficer father was based as an army doctor. Analisi delle esperienze operative sull utilizzo della tecnologia dell intelligenza artificiale in banca pdf online.
Investigate the espionage activities of ana belen montes open pdf 28 mb. Jun 08, 2020 for close to 20 years ana belen montes, a puerto rican woman, has been held hostage in a federal prison located in fort worth, texas. Sep 21, 2017 the campaign to gain freedom for 60yearold prisoner ana belen montes is in need of a boost. Ann belens story is told by the very person who watched her as an internal. The lessons learned from the ana montes case should help to counter future. Free beacon breaking news, politics, national security. Music video by ana belen, victor manuel performing contaminame en directo.
In addition, at the time this report was prepared, the u. Velasquez met ana belen montes while the latter was studying at johns hopkins universitys school of advanced international studies and identifi ed montes sympathy for latin american countries specifi cally the nicaraguan sandinistas at odds with the united states. You may also download this video as a 8 mb mkv file. The paper highlights the differences between montes and other notable american spies such as aldrich ames or robert hanssen. Sep 30, 2015 by the cuban committee for humane treatment for ana belen montes does anybody know who ana belen montes is. Ana belen montes is a united states citizen born on february 28, 1957, on a u. On march 20, 2002, ana belen montes, the defense intelligence agencys dia. Montes, whose family origins are puerto rican, is serving a 25year prison sentence for the crime of. Ana belen montes could have gotten the death penalty. In 1979, when she was 22 years old, the university of virginia granted her a bachelors degree in international relations. Statement by ana belen montes, who received 25year. Oct 25, 2015 ana montes, who on the eve of 911 was the top cuba analyst at the pentagon, denounced us foreign policy for having never respected cubas right to make its own journey towards its own ideals of equality and justice, 2 paralleling nasrallahs complaint that washington is unwilling to allow iran to be a free and independent.
Below youll find more detailed information about ana belen montes, provided by the prolibertad freedom campaign. Richelson november 20, 2015 for more information, contact. Federal bureau of investigation officials arrested ana belen montes at the defense. Jun 19, 2019 ana belen montes, a defense intelligence agency analyst, lived a quiet life in d. C she was also engaged in an espionage operation against the u. Oct 04, 2001 noah adams talks with sylvia moreno, staff writer for the washington post about accused spy ana belen montes. Statement by ana belen montes, who received 25year sentence for spying for cuba. She graduated from the university of virginia in 1979 and obtained a masters degree from the johns hopkins university school of advanced international studies in 1988. Apartment 20 is on the second floor and is the first door on the left. Does anybody know who ana belen montes is the pain caused by prison is the hardest one, the most devastating one, the one that kills your intelligence and dries out your soul, leaving scars imprinted in it, which will just never go away. The vineyard of the saker the vineyard of the saker. She has already served 15 years in the psychiatric unit detention center at the federal medical center, carswell in fort worth, texas. Cuba, war, and ana belen montes by tom whitney the u. Federal bureau of lnvestigation officials arrested ana belen montes at the.
Arrested by the fbi two weeks after september 11, 2001, and charged with conspiring. Ann belens story is told by the very person who watched her a. Oct 27, 2003 formerly a senior analyst for the defense intelligence agency dia, ana belen montes was convicted in october 2002 of espionage and sentenced to 25 years. Ana belen, victor manuel contaminame en directo youtube. Ana belen montes born february 28, 1957 is a former american senior analyst at the defense intelligence agency in the united states and a convicted spy. Jan 01, 2018 theyll say the same of ana belen montes, who completed her 16 th year in a us jail. On september 21, 2001, following months of intense scrutiny. Although their focus was clearly different, the myerses are reminiscent of another husband and wife team, carlos and elsa alvarez, also discussed in my ijic article.
Despite thaw in relations, ana belen montes looks set to serve last nine years of quartercentury sentence. Apr 17, 2007 the 16year career of ana belen montes as an agent of cuban intelligence came to a prosaic end the morning of september 21, 2001. Montes eventually pleaded guilty to spying and in october 2002, was sentenced to a 25year prison term. True believer leaves many questions unanswered lexington. Later on, she acquired a masters degree in this specialty.
She had nothing to do with the terrorist strikes, but her arrest had everything to do with. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes, cubas master spy. Dec 12, 2017 here is a letter for supporters to download and send. Ana montes appeared to be a model employee of the defense intelligence agency dia, advancing quickly through the ranks to become its top analyst on cuban affairs.
Unauthorized disclosures of classified information attributed to edward snowden, 1 august 2014 through 31 december 2014, dec. Sep 08, 2019 this paper discusses the unique motivations of spy ana belen montes, former military analyst for the dia who spied on behalf of the cuban government for over 16 years. Our objective was to examine the espionage aclivities or ana belen. Ana montes used to help her encrypt and decrypt messages to and from her handlers. The residence of ana belen montes is located at 3039 macomb street, n.
The prolibertad freedom campaign is an organization composed of individuals who work together on a broad and unitary basis, accepting differences of ideological and political position, but sharing the responsibility to support the puerto rican political. The pain caused by prison is the hardest one, the most devastating one, the one that kills your intelligence and dries out your soul, leaving scars imprinted in it, which will just never go away. Due to the hard work of dedicated activists an international movement in solidarity with montes has forced the federal government to grant her early release in 2022. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Inside the investigation and capture of ana montes. Government was penetrated by at least two spies who were neither detected nor deterred by the polygraph. Montes was a senior analyst for the defense intelligence agency.
But for sixteen years montes sent castro some of americas most closely guarded secrets and at the same time influenced what the united states thought it knew about cuba. One step closer to freedom for ana belen montes workers world. Montes provided various pieces of information to the cuban intelligence service cis including details of wargames held to design contingency plans for a us invasion of cuba, names and activities of four us agents in cuba, details of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading true believer. The five cuban antiterrorist agents jailed in the united states between 1998 and 2014 the cuban five benefited from a u. Song for ana belen montes by davidrovics david rovics. National security concerns for study abroad students. Convicted spy ana belen montes, discussed in my article, was certainly a case in point. One step closer to freedom for ana belen montes workers. Ana belen montes was born on february 28th, 1957 in western germany, where her militaryofficer father was based as an army doctor. Virtual war against cuba and the fate of ana belen montes. Herald staff report this is the statement read in federal court wednesday by ana belen montes, who received a 25year jail sentence for a lengthy spying career for cuba.
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