Letter to Miami Herald from the wife of Alan Gross, being held in Cuba

[flamingdem]

* I don't see why they don't trade one or more of the Cuban Five for him, the US did this with Russian spies
** NOTE: She forgets to add that the Havana Jewish community has stated that they had nothing to do with Gross, did not know him

MIAMI HERALD
CUBA-U.S. RELATIONS
Jailed husband a pawn in U.S.-Cuba standoff

By JUDITH E. GROSS

It is hard to believe that the case of a 61-year-old American Jew and Cuban music aficionado may hold the key to the future of U.S.-Cuba relations.

I am not a foreign affairs expert, but I have learned recently that when it comes to the decades-old impasse between Washington and Havana, nothing should surprise us.

My husband, Alan P. Gross, was arrested in Cuba on Dec. 3, 2009, for bringing satellite equipment to the Jewish community. Almost a year later, our family â€" and, for that matter, the U.S. government â€" has no clarity as to the legal process he will face, if any, or its timing.

The Cuban government has accused Alan of many things, but has yet to charge him with a crime. We need Alan home.

As I was able to painfully confirm during a recent visit to Havana, Alan’s incarceration has taken an enormous toll on his physical and emotional health. He has lost almost 90 pounds, has developed disc problems that may result in permanent partial paralysis, has severe arthritis pain in his hips, and has had several bouts of gout. But now, his emotional suffering is worse than any physical pain.

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It is clear to me that Alan is being held as a political pawn by two governments that refuse to change course in the way they relate to each other. I can understand Havana’s distaste for U.S. measures it considers interference in its internal affairs, but I can also appreciate the notion that the ability to communicate with one another is a basic human right.

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Read more: http://www.miamiher ald.com/2010/ 11/07/1913184/ jailed-husband- a-pawn-in- us-cuba.html# ixzz14c1Xeskq

[naaman fletcher]

1. Sounds like guantanamo

"The Cuban government has accused Alan of many things, but has yet to charge him with a crime"

[dipsydoodle]

2. What can and cannot

be taken into Cuba is clearly stated prior to entry. He clearly ignored that information. You take your chances : you pay the price.

Maybe the Cuban government would be kind enough to swop him for all of the Cuban Five AND Luis Posada Carriles.

[flamingdem]

3. Throw bomb boy into the bargain! I like that idea nt

[Judi Lynn]

4. Overt case of sheltering a mass murdering asshole. It repudiates any trace of legitimacy

US claims of moral standing could hope to portray. Makes liars of the whole country.

Hiding dirty sleazeball ghouls, cowardly, dishonest bombing specialists who even have OTHER PEOPLE do the dirty work for them, and then pointing fistfulls of gnarly fingers at every leftist country in the world makes this country a laughingstock, a profound liar.

The 5 sought to PROTECT human beings. Sneaky bastards on furtive missions in Cuba like the brainstem they caught, and the grotesque Contra operative/bomber Posada have nothing good in mind for people who won't put US corporate greed above their own interests.