Fifteen years ago on Sept. 12, 1998, Miami FBI swat teams arrested five Cuban men in early morning raids. These unarmed Cuban undercover agents had infiltrated Florida-based paramilitary gangs to gather information aimed at preventing further bombings in Havana hotels and restaurants and other acts in the U.S.-based terrorist campaign against Cuba.
The Cuban 5 — Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino, Antonio Guerrero, Fernando González and René González — are considered anti-terrorist heroes by the Cuban people and around the world. Yet they are unjustly imprisoned in the U.S., a country which loudly claims to be prosecuting a “war against terror.”
On Sept. 12, international actions will take place to mark the anniversary of their imprisonment and to demand immediate freedom for the remaining four men. René González completed his full prison sentence and has returned to his family in Cuba.
In Washington, D.C., the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 will bring that demand to President Barack Obama on the White House sidewalk at noon on Sept. 12. This action is part of an East Coast tour with journalist Stephen Kimber to present his new book, “What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five.” (www.theCuban5.org)
The tour includes these events:
Additional U.S. events include:
On Sept. 12:
On Sept 13:
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