Fernando Gonzalez, one of the
five Cuban antiterrorist fighters imprisoned in U.S. since 1998,
sent letters of thanks to the Argentine climbers who climbed to
the roof of America to claim their freedom.
You have played an important, significant, role in our struggle
for freedom, Gonzalez said in a letter to radio host Santiago
Vega, one of the protagonists of the climb up Aconcagua, whose
contents were released today.
In another section it states that the theme of the Five, as they
are known in international campaigns for their release to
Fernando, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo Hernandez, Ramon Labanino
and René González, received great coverage thanks to their
efforts.
He also expresses satisfaction at the successful visit to Cuba
by Vega along with Alcides Bonavita and Pablo Fernández, also
involved in the Aconcagua project and confidence that the
experience will be repeated.
Surely we will meet there and then I will give you a hug, but
now I send you this letter, he ended.
Speaking separately to Bonavitta, the Cuban anti-terrorist
reiterates its deep sense of gratitude for bringing claim for
his release to the summit of Aconcagua.
Referring to the trip to Cuba by the climbers, in May last, he
expressed satisfaction at knowing that they were received with
much affection in Cuba, "which does not surprise me because I
know the hospitality that characterizes us," he added.
After telling the reporter Pablo Fernandez what a pleasant
surprise to receive letters from them represented, Gonzalez said
there are no words to thank them for such a gesture to ascend to
the highest point of the continent.
"It appears to me that the best way to express my gratitude is
in my actions: to resist and fight until victory," he writes,
"and emphasizes a victory to which you contribute decisively."
The Five were arrested in 1998 when gathering information to
thwart terrorist actions by anti-Cuban groups operating with
impunity in the United States, and were sentenced to
disproportionate terms of imprisonment. (PL)