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Mika

(17,751 posts)
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 11:33 AM Jun 2014

Who will tell Alan Gross? (RE: US Taliban prisoner swap question)



Who will tell Alan Gross?

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A group of Taliban prisoners – five, ironically – was released in a swap for a single American soldier, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, after nearly five years in captivity.

Sgt. Bergdahl was captured six months before USAID contractor Alan Gross was arrested in Cuba.
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Cuba offers to negotiate for Mr. Gross’ release on a “reciprocal humanitarian basis” which many take to mean the release of the remaining three Cuban intelligence officers in U.S. jails, who have served 15 years. Washington has declined such a negotiation, and USAID and the State Department don’t like the idea of putting a USAID operative and intelligence officers in the same mix, as if they are not on the same moral plane. Of course, in every prisoner swap both governments dislike trading bad guys for good guys, but they suck it up to get their good guys back.

In a written statement, President Obama noted “America’s unwavering commitment to leave no man or woman in uniform behind on the battlefield.” Appearing at the White House with Sgt. Bergdahl’s parents, the President said that he remains “committed to obtain the release of Americans unjustly detained abroad.” Whoever informs Mr. Gross about today’s news should tell him about that statement too.



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Demeter

(85,373 posts)
1. US policy towards Cuba is incomprehensible.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 02:31 PM
Jun 2014

The 1% should learn to get over it. They lost. Castro won.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
2. It is a miracle someone hasn't made the move, yet.
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 05:13 PM
Jun 2014

A sane person would have expected President Obama to move on this one right near the beginning of his first term, as soon as possible. Those men belong back at their homes, and immediately.

Who can forget that they took the material they had gathered to our own FBI, and begged them to read it, then arrest the terrorists. I will never forget this. The FBI dealt with them in a way anyone would have to say at the very least was sleazy, and contemptible. Without honor. Like thugs.

Alan Gross knew what he was doing. His protestations of innocence are not convincing, and they never could be. All the flailing about he has done after being caught are childish, and dishonest. I guess he was assured it would be an easy in and out or he wouldn't have done it.

The Five came here for loyalty to their fellow man/woman, to try to intercept plans for even more bombings, etc. of their country, more killings of Cubans by reactionary fascist Cuban "exile" terrorists.

Alan Gross went to Cuba for what? To protect whom?

Disgusting.

 

Mika

(17,751 posts)
3. Check out the other article I posted in this forum ...
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 05:18 PM
Jun 2014


Gerardo Hernández: guilty as charged? Alan Gross: innocent as claimed?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/110830771

 

Mika

(17,751 posts)
5. Yep. Can't be nuh-go-she-atin' with terra-ists like Cuba.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 03:06 PM
Jun 2014

Good news for increasing campaign coffers on both sides of swaps and/or normalization.

Money talks - and bullshit brings in the money.


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