NEWS


August 19th, 2010

Cuban Hero Appreciates Support of Argentine Climbers


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)