Who are the Cuban Five?
They are five Cubans who were trying to stop the ultra-right
terrorist groups in Miami from carrying out violent actions
against the people of Cuba... Gerardo Hernández, Antonio
Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, René
González and Fernando González, acting in defense
of their people, were living in Miami, monitoring these
terrorist groups to prevent future violence.
But because the U.S. government - through the CIA - has
played the principal role in funding, training and arming the
ultra-right Miami mafia, the FBI targeted the five Cubans
instead of arresting the terrorists.
This is the only reason that the five Cubans are in prison.
They were framed up in a political witch-hunt and railroaded by
the U.S. in a 7-month trial in Miami, where it was impossible
for them to have an impartial and fair trial.
Falsely charged with espionage on the U.S., in reality, the
five brothers' mission was to follow the activities of the
right wing to prevent harm to innocent people. After their
arrest by the FBI in September 1998, they were convicted June
8, 2001 and sentenced December 2001.
--Excerpted from freethefive.org
Reprinted from the Nov. 21, 2002, issue of
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