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Nefarious details in the Cuban Five case

Source: Progreso Weekly By Saul Landau I sit on a gray plastic chair, facing a tiny, gray, plastic table and another empty, gray, plastic chair, waiting for Gerardo Hernandez in the visiting room of the maximum-security federal pen in Victorville, … Continue reading

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Join the Cuban 5/ End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba contingent at the anti-NATO protest in Chicago, May 20!

Join the Free the Cuban 5/ End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba contingent at the anti-NATO protest in Chicago, May 20! Please join us at the Petrillo Bandshell (see details below) before the rally, which starts at noon. We will … Continue reading

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“Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up” Returns to SF on June 8

Friday June 8, 7:30PM Brava Theater 2781 24th Street, San Francisco Q & A by Saul Landau This film chronicles half a century of hostile US-Cuba relations by telling the story of “the Cuban Five”: intelligence agents sent to penetrate … Continue reading

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Cuba In Focus 2012 Panel & Discussion

Date:     May 23, 2012 Time:     7pm Location:     2969 Mission St. San Francisco, California Contact:     415-821-6545 A unique opportunity to hear from Cuban experts visiting the Bay Area, who will speak on the economy and social issues … Continue reading

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Sunday May 20, La Pena, Authors on Cuba

Conversations with two Authors on Contemporary Cuban Society Sunday, May 20, 6pm LA PEÑA 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, near Ashby BART 6pm – 7pm: Reception with authors, book signing, and refreshments (in Community Room) 7pm – 8:30pm: Program Welcome by … Continue reading

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The disappearing AP article about Alan Gross

La Alborada – May 14 The mass media, firmly in line with the State Department, continue to put forward a false description of what Alan Gross was doing in Cuba, usually a variant of “he was distributing laptops and standard … Continue reading

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Greetings from the Cuban 5 for Mother’s Day

The unjust imprisonment of Gerardo, Ramón, Antonio and Fernando for nearly 14 years now, and the current “supervised freedom” of René, has not prevented them from participating in every celebration, anniversary or important date. To all the Cuban mothers and … Continue reading

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Uruguay President Meet with Rene Gonzalez’s Wife

Uruguay President States Solidarity with Cuban Five in Meeting with Rene Gonzalez’s Wife The President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, expressed his solidarity with the five Cubans imprisoned by the United States government on alleged espionage charges, after meeting on Tuesday … Continue reading

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Obama, Free the Five, Alarcon Says

May 2 (Prensa Latina) President of the Cuban Parliament Ricardo Alarcon demanded U.S. President Barack Obama to order the immediate release of the five Cuban antiterrorists, who have been unjustly held in that country for almost 14 years. “Obama, do … Continue reading

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Ricardo Alarcon discusses The Case of the Cuban Five with Salim Lamrani

Interview with Ricardo Alarcon, President of the Cuban Parliament By Salim Lamrani April 16, 2012 The Case of the Cuban Five Salim Lamrani: Now let’s talk about the Cuban Five. Four of them are still held and the fifth is … Continue reading

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