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En la Marcha el 17 con los Cinco...
En la Marcha del 17 por la Paz, Contra la Guerra y Por los Cinco...
Realizarán marcha en EE.UU. a favor de los Cinco
La Habana, 5 mar (AIN) Miles de personas marcharán frente al Pentágono el día 17 próximo en favor de los Cinco Héroes prisioneros injustamente en Estados Unidos.
Leonard Weinglass, abogado de Antonio Guerrero, hablará en esa movilización, liderada por la Coalición A.N.S.W.E.R. y el Comité Para la Libertad de los Cinco, entre otras organizaciones, indicaron esas dos agrupaciones en un comunicado, informa Prensa Latina.
Señalaron, además, que redoblarán su activismo civil en su país para difundir la verdad sobre los antiterroristas cubanos.
En San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Seattle, Vancouver y en otras ciudades del mundo, muchas personas que apoyan a los Cinco y a Cuba formarán delegaciones para marchar con mantas, banderas y pancartas, precisó A.N.S.W.E.R.
La Coalición y el Comité Pro-libertad afirmaron que Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González y René González tendrán una presencia política importante en las movilizaciones, que protestarán también por la guerra yanqui contra Iraq y Afganistán.
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Refuerzan en EEUU campaña a favor de Los Cinco.
WASHINGTON, 4 mar (PL) —. La Coalición A.N.S.W.E.R. y el Comité Para la Libertad de los Cinco anunciaron que redoblarán su activismo civil en Estados Unidos para difundir la verdad sobre los antiterroristas cubanos injustamente presos en este país.
Ambas organizaciones no gubernamentales se unirán a marchas y movilizaciones ciudadanas en repudio de la guerra de Washington contra Iraq, y para criticar la ocupación norteamericana de Afganistán, reseñaron los grupos en un comunicado.
El sábado 17 de marzo, indicó A.N.S.W.E.R, miles de personas marcharán frente al Pentágono y exigirán el fin de las guerras de Iraq y Afganistán y el cierre de la base naval de Guantánamo, instalada en Cuba contra la voluntad del pueblo y gobierno de la Isla.
Además, los manifestantes demandarán a las autoridades estadounidenses más fondos y capitales sociales para trabajos, vivienda, salud y educación, en lugar de financiar la maquinaria bélica nacional, agregó la fuente.
En estas marchas la causa de Los Cinco héroes cubanos también estará presente, precisaron las organizaciones.
En Washington, San Francisco, Los Ángeles, Seattle, Vancouver y en otras ciudades del mundo, muchas personas que apoyan a Los Cinco héroes y a Cuba formarán delegaciones para marchar con mantas, banderas y pancartas, señaló A.N.S.W.E.R.
La Coalición y el Comité Pro-libertad afirmaron que Los Cinco (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González y René González) tendrán una presencia política importante en las movilizaciones de amplias audiencias.
Incluso Leonard Weinglass, abogado de Antonio Guerrero, hablará en la marcha frente al Pentágono, señaló la comunicación a la que tuvo acceso Prensa Latina.
Los Cinco, como son conocidos por esa campaña internacional, fueron arrestados el 12 septiembre de 1998 en Estados Unidos cuando protegían a su país de grupos terroristas de origen cubano asentados en Miami, Florida.
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U.S. Free the Five campaign intensifies
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/marzo/lun5/loscinco.html
Mar. 5, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 4 (PL) —. The ANSWER Coalition and the Free the Five Committee say they are stepping up their activities in the United States to spread the truth about the Cuban anti-terrorists unjustly imprisoned in that country.
Both non-governmental organizations are planning marches and mobilizations to protest Washington’s war in Iraq and the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, the groups said in a press release.
According to ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and Racism), on Saturday, March 17, thousands of people will march in front of the Pentagon and will demand an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the closing of the Guantánamo naval base, installed in Cuba against the will of the Cuban people and government.
Demonstrators will also demand that U.S. authorities spend more funds and resources on jobs, housing, health and education instead of financing the national military machine, the press release says.
The cause of the Cuban Five will also be present in these marches, they say.
In Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver and other cities around the world, supporters of the Cuban Five and Cuba plan to march in contingents carrying banners and placards, according to ANSWER.
The coalition and the Pro Libertad Committee affirmed that the Cuban Five (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González and René González) will have an important political presence in these mobilizations.
The Five, as they are known internationally, were arrested on September 12, 1998 in the United States while they were working to protect their country from Cuban-born terrorists based in Miami, Florida.
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Join Cuban 5 contingents in the Mar. 17 & 18 anti-war marches
On Saturday, March 17, tens of thousands of people will march on the Pentagon to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, for an end to colonial occupation from Palestine to Haiti, to shut down Guantánamo, and for money for jobs, housing, healthcare and education, not for the war machine.
The cause of the Cuban Five will be there!
On March 17 and 18, in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, and other cities, many supporters of the Cuban Five and Cuba will march in contingents with banners and flags.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, march sponsor, has invited the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five and other supporters to have a Cuban Five speaker at each of the rallies, to assure that the Five Cuban Heroes have an important political presence, and to reach out to a much larger audience.
Leonard Weinglass, attorney for Antonio Guerrero, will speak at the March on the Pentagon.
We will have literature tables with flyers, books, t- shirts, petitions, other vital information on Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René, and more. We will work together with other Cuba solidarity organizations, who will also have banners and Five literature at the marches. For example, we will march with the
http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8379 in Washington.
Your help is needed!
Volunteer at the marches and tables to help raise the visibility of the Cuban Five heroes! Help us distribute flyers on important upcoming actions in support of Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernado González and René González.
Information about the demonstrations:
http://www.freethefive.org/volunteer.htm
http://www.pephost.org/site
http://www.actionsf.org
http://www.answerla.org
http://www.answerseattle.org
http://www.mawovancouver.org
La Habana, 5 mar (AIN) Miles de personas marcharán frente al Pentágono el día 17 próximo en favor de los Cinco Héroes prisioneros injustamente en Estados Unidos.
Leonard Weinglass, abogado de Antonio Guerrero, hablará en esa movilización, liderada por la Coalición A.N.S.W.E.R. y el Comité Para la Libertad de los Cinco, entre otras organizaciones, indicaron esas dos agrupaciones en un comunicado, informa Prensa Latina.
Señalaron, además, que redoblarán su activismo civil en su país para difundir la verdad sobre los antiterroristas cubanos.
En San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, Seattle, Vancouver y en otras ciudades del mundo, muchas personas que apoyan a los Cinco y a Cuba formarán delegaciones para marchar con mantas, banderas y pancartas, precisó A.N.S.W.E.R.
La Coalición y el Comité Pro-libertad afirmaron que Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González y René González tendrán una presencia política importante en las movilizaciones, que protestarán también por la guerra yanqui contra Iraq y Afganistán.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Refuerzan en EEUU campaña a favor de Los Cinco.
WASHINGTON, 4 mar (PL) —. La Coalición A.N.S.W.E.R. y el Comité Para la Libertad de los Cinco anunciaron que redoblarán su activismo civil en Estados Unidos para difundir la verdad sobre los antiterroristas cubanos injustamente presos en este país.
Ambas organizaciones no gubernamentales se unirán a marchas y movilizaciones ciudadanas en repudio de la guerra de Washington contra Iraq, y para criticar la ocupación norteamericana de Afganistán, reseñaron los grupos en un comunicado.
El sábado 17 de marzo, indicó A.N.S.W.E.R, miles de personas marcharán frente al Pentágono y exigirán el fin de las guerras de Iraq y Afganistán y el cierre de la base naval de Guantánamo, instalada en Cuba contra la voluntad del pueblo y gobierno de la Isla.
Además, los manifestantes demandarán a las autoridades estadounidenses más fondos y capitales sociales para trabajos, vivienda, salud y educación, en lugar de financiar la maquinaria bélica nacional, agregó la fuente.
En estas marchas la causa de Los Cinco héroes cubanos también estará presente, precisaron las organizaciones.
En Washington, San Francisco, Los Ángeles, Seattle, Vancouver y en otras ciudades del mundo, muchas personas que apoyan a Los Cinco héroes y a Cuba formarán delegaciones para marchar con mantas, banderas y pancartas, señaló A.N.S.W.E.R.
La Coalición y el Comité Pro-libertad afirmaron que Los Cinco (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González y René González) tendrán una presencia política importante en las movilizaciones de amplias audiencias.
Incluso Leonard Weinglass, abogado de Antonio Guerrero, hablará en la marcha frente al Pentágono, señaló la comunicación a la que tuvo acceso Prensa Latina.
Los Cinco, como son conocidos por esa campaña internacional, fueron arrestados el 12 septiembre de 1998 en Estados Unidos cuando protegían a su país de grupos terroristas de origen cubano asentados en Miami, Florida.
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U.S. Free the Five campaign intensifies
http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2007/marzo/lun5/loscinco.html
Mar. 5, 2007
WASHINGTON, March 4 (PL) —. The ANSWER Coalition and the Free the Five Committee say they are stepping up their activities in the United States to spread the truth about the Cuban anti-terrorists unjustly imprisoned in that country.
Both non-governmental organizations are planning marches and mobilizations to protest Washington’s war in Iraq and the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, the groups said in a press release.
According to ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and Racism), on Saturday, March 17, thousands of people will march in front of the Pentagon and will demand an end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the closing of the Guantánamo naval base, installed in Cuba against the will of the Cuban people and government.
Demonstrators will also demand that U.S. authorities spend more funds and resources on jobs, housing, health and education instead of financing the national military machine, the press release says.
The cause of the Cuban Five will also be present in these marches, they say.
In Washington, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver and other cities around the world, supporters of the Cuban Five and Cuba plan to march in contingents carrying banners and placards, according to ANSWER.
The coalition and the Pro Libertad Committee affirmed that the Cuban Five (Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González and René González) will have an important political presence in these mobilizations.
The Five, as they are known internationally, were arrested on September 12, 1998 in the United States while they were working to protect their country from Cuban-born terrorists based in Miami, Florida.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Join Cuban 5 contingents in the Mar. 17 & 18 anti-war marches
On Saturday, March 17, tens of thousands of people will march on the Pentagon to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, for an end to colonial occupation from Palestine to Haiti, to shut down Guantánamo, and for money for jobs, housing, healthcare and education, not for the war machine.
The cause of the Cuban Five will be there!
On March 17 and 18, in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, and other cities, many supporters of the Cuban Five and Cuba will march in contingents with banners and flags.
The A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, march sponsor, has invited the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five and other supporters to have a Cuban Five speaker at each of the rallies, to assure that the Five Cuban Heroes have an important political presence, and to reach out to a much larger audience.
Leonard Weinglass, attorney for Antonio Guerrero, will speak at the March on the Pentagon.
We will have literature tables with flyers, books, t- shirts, petitions, other vital information on Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio, Fernando and René, and more. We will work together with other Cuba solidarity organizations, who will also have banners and Five literature at the marches. For example, we will march with the
http://www.pephost.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=8379 in Washington.
Your help is needed!
Volunteer at the marches and tables to help raise the visibility of the Cuban Five heroes! Help us distribute flyers on important upcoming actions in support of Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernado González and René González.
Information about the demonstrations:
http://www.freethefive.org/volunteer.htm
http://www.pephost.org/site
http://www.actionsf.org
http://www.answerla.org
http://www.answerseattle.org
http://www.mawovancouver.org
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by Rickey Singh
Mar. 2, 2007
Reprinted from: http://www.nationnews.com/311301911765680.php
THE SENTENCING this past Tuesday by a Miami district judge of a Cuban-born university professor and his wife to five and three-year terms, respectively, for admitting to "spying" for Cuba, is perhaps the latest example of the hypocrisy, the moral inconsistency, of the George W. Bush administration when it comes to issues of terrorism, the rule of law and social justice.
This hypocrisy is well located in the Bush administration's policy and related attitudes of United States authorities in dealing with the documented case of a notorious anti-Castro terrorist, the Cuban émigré Luis Posada Carriles, wanted for the 1976 bombing of a Cubana passenger aircraft in which all 73 people aboard perished off Barbados.
More, later, of the now 77-year-old Posada. First to the "spying" 61-year-old professor Carlos Alvarez of Florida International University. He has admitted to providing, in collaboration with his wife Elsa, information to Cuban intelligence on Cuban exiles living in Florida.
Alvarez told judge Michael Moore that he was once part of "an underground movement" to topple the government of Fidel Castro, but later chose to be "an advocate for dialogue" with the intention of improving relations between Cuba and the United States.
According to information provided to the prosecution by the political and intelligence arms of the United States government, Alvarez had used the codename "David" while he and his wife Elsa, 56 (codenamed Deborah) were engaged in sharing information with Cuban intelligence to "influence dialogue".
In sentencing them, the judge correctly noted that "a good motive is never an excuse for criminal conduct". Well, Posada and his collaborators in crime must be laughing. They would include officials of the Ronald Reagan administration, and also significant roles played by United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel who had trained, bankrolled and protected Posada over the years of sustainted anti-Castro activities as documented in books, magazines and newspaper articles, and found in archival materials.
Even before being facilitated in escaping from prison in Panama for his involvement in the attempted assassination of Fidel Castro in that Central American state in 2004 during an official visit, Posada had earlier been assisted by United States intelligence in Caracas and anti-Castro Venezuelan elements to escape from jail while awaiting trial for his role in the horrific Cubana bombing.
Perhaps, for that Cubana bombing tragedy, Posada also had "a good motive", to use words of the judge, since it was consisent with his driven CIA-sponsored commitment to get rid of a "dangerous enemy" of the Empire in the Western Hemishpere.
He had, after all, been previously engaged – as also documened – in bombing targets inside Cuba that resulted in deaths, injuries and destruction, as well as being an active collaborator with the CIA and the anti-Sandinistas "Contras" when he operated out of El Salvador under the codename "Ramon Medina" to help destabilise the then government in Nicaragua.
Now, however, while governments in Havana, Caracas, and CARICOM have been calling for him to face trial for his murderous role in the Cubana tragedy, Posada is waiting to answer charges in a Texas court.
But not for any of his terrorist activities. Simply for "lying" to immigration officials in his quest to become a citizen of the "democratic United States" that has been his sanctuary, on and off, for a long time.
What contempt for our Caribbean governments. What mockery of the rule of law and sheer hypocrisy of Bush's "war on terrorism"!
* Rickey Singh is a noted Caribbean journalist.
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