It's the Ralph Nader Radio Hour.

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Welcome to the Ralph Nader Radio Hour. My name is Steve Scrovan.

Along with the Man of the Hour.

Ralph Nader. Hello, Ralph.

Hello, everybody. Hello, Steve.

Dave Feldman is actually traveling today so he won't be joining us, but we still have a stellar show.

Our guest today is attorney Martin Garbus.

Now Martin Garbus is one of America's legendary trial lawyers. He

specializes in First Amendment issues and fighting the arbitrary or wrongful

exercise of power, especially by governments. In the past, he's either represented or been associated

with historical figures such as Daniel Ellsberg,

Caesar Chavez, and Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov.

He's here today to tell us the story of a miscarriage of justice who for our regular

listeners might contain echoes of the story told by Israeli dissident, Mikko Pellad, who talked to us about the railroading of a group of Arab Americans

known as the Holy Land Five. Well, Mr Garbus tells the story of another miscarriage of American

justice that also involves five victims.

These five happen to be from Cuba.

The book has entitled North of Havana, the untold story of dirty politics, secret diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five.

One reviewer called it, quote, a revealing tale of politicized justice,

inhuman prisons, and backdoor diplomacy.

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