The mayor told Prensa Latina news agency that
Americans must learn about the serious injustice around the case of
the five Cuban antiterrorists and noted that this is the key to have
justice made and to achieve their release.
Mclaughlin added that important political causes in
her country have been resolved only when there is a massive support
of the public opinion, and she mentioned as an example the case of
civil rights activist Angela Davis.
The mayor said it is very important to work among the biggest
sectors of the American public, which are extremely valuable in
moments when solidarity with Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labañino,
Antonio Guerrero, Fernando Gonzalez and Rene Gonzales –
internationally known as the Cuban Five - is needed.
She said it is extremely hypocritical on the part of the US
government to maintain the five Cubans in prison, when at the same
time true terrorists like Luis Posada Carriles walk freely in the
country.
“This shows that the war on terror is not actually to
protect the people against criminal actions but to keep the control
and hegemonic power of the United States,” she stated.
Meanwhile, regional newspapers in France recently published articles
in defense of the release of the Cuban Five written by Jacqueline
Roussie, an activist with the movement for the release of the Cuban
patriots.
The articles emphasize the contradictory character of the judging
and
imprisonment of the Cuban Five, when the United States has been the
promoter of violent actions against the Cubans.
Roussie highlights that the US government has fostered a hostile
policy against Cuba for 50 years aiming at overthrowing the Cuban
Revolution.
The activist announced that new actions for the release of the Cuban
Five will be held within a few weeks during the Americas Culture
Festival
of the University of Pau, and in the monthly gatherings of friends
with
Cuba in Paris, Arras and Lille.
