[NYTr] The New York Times Publishes Article on Cuban Five

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The New York Times Publishes Article on Cuban Five

Havana, August 6 (acn) The New York Times on Sunday published an 
article dealing with the case of the five Cuban anti-terrorist fighters 
unjustly held in US prisons after being condemned to harsh and cruel 
sentences in a biased and unfair trial in Miami.

The article includes important aspects of the case such as the trial in 
which they were sentenced, the appeals, the upcoming oral hearing on 
August 20 and the prestige of the Cuban Five - as they are 
internationally known - on the island, where they are regarded as 
heroes.

Since September 12, 1998, Fernando Gonzalez, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo 
Hernandez, Ramon Labañino and Rene Gonzalez are in prison for having 
infiltrated anti-Cuba terrorist groups in Miami and passing on 
information to the Cuban government about their terrorist plans against 
the people on the island.

The New York Times also reflects the hostility of the US government, 
which has denied visas to Adriana Perez and Olga Salanueva, wives of 
Gerardo and René, respectively, who have not been able to visit their 
husbands in prison.

The US newspaper compares the long imprisonment of the Cuban Five with 
the release of international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, which 
shows the double standard of Washington's anti-terrorist speech.