[NYTr] US Response to Cuban 5's anti-Terror Work Is Sustained Injustice

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Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) - Dec 17, 2007
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US Response to Cuban 5's anti-Terror Work Is Sustained Injustice

By Roberto Perez Betancourt
AIN Special Service
Edited by NY Transfer News

The sustained injustices committed against the Cuban 5 for imprisoned
in the US for almost ten years amplify the validity of statements made
by Fernando Gonzalez and Antonio Guerrero before those who tried and
unjustly sentenced them.

Gonzalez and Guerrero, together with Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino 
and Rene Gonzalez are the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters  who, 
since September 1998, have been in US prisons unjustly accused and 
punished by Washington. The Cuban Five were gathering information on 
right-wing anti-Cuban terrorist organizations that freely operate from 
southern Florida with the objective of alerting the island to their
planned crimes. 

This reality was ignored at the time of the trial, and continues to be
so for the last 9 years by successive US administrations, in particular
the George W. Bush government, which is determined to destroy the
Revolution and once again annex the island.

On December 18th and 27th of 2001, Fernando and Tony made their 
statements before the judges.  Six years later, the content of the 
evidence that they makes the significance of their work in Miami 
obvious, and has more relevance given the doulbe standards maintained by
the Bush regime in its so-called anti-terrorist crusade. The truth
exposed by Fernando was enough at the time to prove his arguments:  "I
thought that the prosecution would come to court to recommend a
sentence of one-year probation, Fernando said. "After all, that is the
deal offered by the prosecution to Mr. Frometa (terrorist resident of
Miami) when he purchased a Stinger missile, C4 explosives, grenades
and other weapons from a government undercover agent."

"It does not matter that Mr Frometa had confessed to the US undercover 
agent himself what his terrorist intentions were and the use he would
have for those materials. I thought it over later and I realized that to
receive that same treatment from the prosecution was an illusion, I was
a Cuban from the island -- and that implies that accusing me would bring
into play things like ignorance of what Cuba is really like, the hate
and the irrationality against my country, stimulated by an extremist
sector that controls what is said about Cuba and silences any other
more rational opinion."

With the serenity of knowing the truth, Antonio Guerrero unmasked the 
true criminals during his statement:

"Cuba, my small country, has been attacked and slandered for decade 
after decade, by a cruel, inhuman and absurd policy. A true war, 
ferocious and that is open to terrorism, forerunner of horror; 
sabotage, generator of ruins; assassinations; pain, most profound pain 
and death.

"Not just the documents and data of of the Cuban government have
uncovered this aggression -- but also the US government's own secret
documents themselves, which have been declassified."

After recalling that the hostile actions have inflicted over 3,400 
deaths and over 2,000 people have suffered total or partial physical 
injury, as well uncountable material damage to the economy, Antonio 
asked: 

"Why so much hate against the Cuban people?
Because they have chosen their own path?
Because its people want socialism?
Because they eliminated rich land owners and eradicated illiteracy?
Because they gave free education and medical assistance to its people?
Because children wake up in a free nation?"

Six years after he asked these questions, the US government still 
has not found the answers.

In reality these questions can be used as a guide to US journalists and 
others who are truly interested in investigating who is guilty, and who
is innocent.