Conghaileach
18th May 2003, 11:45
GRANMA
Havana. May 16, 2003
The U.S. people have the right to an honorable government
THIS Thursday, Ricardo Alarcón, president of the National
Assembly of People's Power, affirmed that the people of the
United States have the right to know the moral face of the
administration that took control of the Washington
government in 2000.
Alarcón, who attended the launch of Radio Havana Cuba's new
web page dedicated to the five Cuban heroes - prisoners of
the empire - argued that the U.S. people have the right to
an honorable government and one that does not punish those
who dare to oppose terrorist activities.
"We hope that people will discover that the amicus curiae
brief presented by Erick Luna from Utah State University,
has been denied as moot. This is an important text that
would have illustrated facts in an appropriate way to the
Appeals Court," he stressed.
Luna based his text on official documents and information
taken from the U.S. press that clearly demonstrate that Cuba
had no other alternative but to have recourse to the heroism
of the individuals who infiltrated those anti-Cuban
terrorist groups.
Referring to the Five's trial, Alarcón pointed out that
these patriots were detained and sentenced for the sole
purpose of protecting Cuban terrorist groups in U.S.
territory.
At the Florida trial the U.S. government requested that the
maximum sentence of 15 years be handed down to René González
as well as adding that, on his release, he should be
prohibited from associating with terrorist individuals or
entering places known to be frequented by terrorist groups.
By including this measure, the court acknowledged not just
the existence of anti-Cuban terrorist groups, but also their
whereabouts.
Alarcón said that some day there will be justice for these
five Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the United States and
outlined the case against Gerardo Hernández, the youngest of
the five, who was convicted of conspiracy to murder even
though the government recognized it was impossible to prove
his guilt.
Pedro Manuel Otero Cabañas, deputy general director at RHC,
explained that the website for the Five can be consulted in
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Esperanto and Creole.
(AIN)
Havana. May 16, 2003
The U.S. people have the right to an honorable government
THIS Thursday, Ricardo Alarcón, president of the National
Assembly of People's Power, affirmed that the people of the
United States have the right to know the moral face of the
administration that took control of the Washington
government in 2000.
Alarcón, who attended the launch of Radio Havana Cuba's new
web page dedicated to the five Cuban heroes - prisoners of
the empire - argued that the U.S. people have the right to
an honorable government and one that does not punish those
who dare to oppose terrorist activities.
"We hope that people will discover that the amicus curiae
brief presented by Erick Luna from Utah State University,
has been denied as moot. This is an important text that
would have illustrated facts in an appropriate way to the
Appeals Court," he stressed.
Luna based his text on official documents and information
taken from the U.S. press that clearly demonstrate that Cuba
had no other alternative but to have recourse to the heroism
of the individuals who infiltrated those anti-Cuban
terrorist groups.
Referring to the Five's trial, Alarcón pointed out that
these patriots were detained and sentenced for the sole
purpose of protecting Cuban terrorist groups in U.S.
territory.
At the Florida trial the U.S. government requested that the
maximum sentence of 15 years be handed down to René González
as well as adding that, on his release, he should be
prohibited from associating with terrorist individuals or
entering places known to be frequented by terrorist groups.
By including this measure, the court acknowledged not just
the existence of anti-Cuban terrorist groups, but also their
whereabouts.
Alarcón said that some day there will be justice for these
five Cubans unjustly imprisoned in the United States and
outlined the case against Gerardo Hernández, the youngest of
the five, who was convicted of conspiracy to murder even
though the government recognized it was impossible to prove
his guilt.
Pedro Manuel Otero Cabañas, deputy general director at RHC,
explained that the website for the Five can be consulted in
Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Esperanto and Creole.
(AIN)