Dear Editor,
It was reported in the news on television yesterday (March 12) that representatives of the US media and Homeland Security came to Jamaica recently, to carry out investigations aimed at identifying the perpetrators of the lotto scam. They did so in the interest of protecting their citizens who have fallen prey to cruel lotto scams, some of which are alleged to originate from Jamaica. Could you imagine the Jamaican authorities arresting and imprisoning the US media representatives and the US Homeland Security agents who participated in this initiative, instead of the lotto scammers?
Well, there are five Cubans languishing in prison in the United States for taking similar action to protect their fellow citizens and foreign nationals. They carried out investigations among the Cuban terrorists in Miami to identify the individuals and groups responsible for plotting to kill Cuban officials and scheming to plant bombs on planes, in hotels and other public places in Cuba, threatening the lives of not only millions of Cubans but thousands of tourists and foreign students. The information uncovered was turned over to the US authorities. However, instead of arresting the terrorists, they arrested the men who risked their lives to carry out the investigation in order to protect their fellow citizens and other people on thir soil.
The injustice against the five Cubans is patently clear. President Obama needs to look into this matter and use his executive powers to free these men who have been wrongly imprisoned for nearly 15 years because of a flawed judicial process.
Jenny Wilson
wilson.jenny@gmail.com
Right for the US, wrong for Cuba?
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It was reported in the news on television yesterday (March 12) that representatives of the US media and Homeland Security came to Jamaica recently, to carry out investigations aimed at identifying the perpetrators of the lotto scam. They did so in the interest of protecting their citizens who have fallen prey to cruel lotto scams, some of which are alleged to originate from Jamaica. Could you imagine the Jamaican authorities arresting and imprisoning the US media representatives and the US Homeland Security agents who participated in this initiative, instead of the lotto scammers?
Well, there are five Cubans languishing in prison in the United States for taking similar action to protect their fellow citizens and foreign nationals. They carried out investigations among the Cuban terrorists in Miami to identify the individuals and groups responsible for plotting to kill Cuban officials and scheming to plant bombs on planes, in hotels and other public places in Cuba, threatening the lives of not only millions of Cubans but thousands of tourists and foreign students. The information uncovered was turned over to the US authorities. However, instead of arresting the terrorists, they arrested the men who risked their lives to carry out the investigation in order to protect their fellow citizens and other people on thir soil.
The injustice against the five Cubans is patently clear. President Obama needs to look into this matter and use his executive powers to free these men who have been wrongly imprisoned for nearly 15 years because of a flawed judicial process.
Jenny Wilson
wilson.jenny@gmail.com
Right for the US, wrong for Cuba?
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