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FREE ALAN GROSS!
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  • Send a letter to the Cuban Interests Section in Washington (Mr. Jorge Bolanos, Chief of Mission, Cuban Interests Section, Embassy of Switzerland, 2639 16th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009) urging the Cuban government to release Alan Gross immediately on humanitarian grounds.
  • Contact the White House at 202-456-1414 or by email and your members of Congress (http://www.house.gov), ask to speak to their foreign policy legislative staff and urge them to work to free Alan immediately on humanitarian grounds.
  • Using the information below, write a letter about Alan's plight to the editor of your local media outlet.
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Alan Gross Fact Sheet
  • Alan P. Gross is a 62-year old international development specialist. He has a background in social work. He resides in the Washington, DC area with his wife of over 40 years, Judy Gross. Alan and Judy have two adult daughters.
  • Alan has done community and international development work for over 25 years. His work has positively impacted the lives of people in over 50 countries, including the West Bank, Gaza, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and Haiti. His work has always focused on helping people.
  • Alan has never had any legal trouble in any of the countries he has visited or worked in, until now.
  • Alan has been held in a maximum-security military hospital facility in Cuba since shortly after his arrest on December 3, 2009.
  • For the first 14 months in captivity, Alan was held without charge. In February 2011, he was charged with “acts to undermine the integrity and independence” of Cuba. After a two day trial, he was convicted in March 2011 and sentenced to 15 years in prison. His appeal to the Cuban Supreme Court was denied on August 5, 2011.
  • Alan’s health has deteriorated tremendously. He has lost approximately 100 pounds while incarcerated. He is suffering from a number of serious health issues, some of which we fear may become permanent.
  • Alan is under extreme mental strain. In August 2010, the Gross’s then 26-year old daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent, and is recovering from, a double mastectomy. As her father, Alan is understandably distraught that he cannot be by her side to provide her the emotional support she needs at this difficult time.
  • Alan’s wife, Judy, recently underwent surgery as well. She had to miss considerable time from work and only recently has been able to return full time. With Alan’s incarceration, Judy has lost the primary “bread winner” in the family. Thus, in addition to the obvious mental trauma of her husband’s incarceration, she is suffering significant financial hardship which is causing great stress for her, Alan and the entire family.
  • In addition, Alan’s 89-year old mother was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in February 2011. Both Alan and his mother fear that they will never see each other again.
  • Judy Gross has written personal appeals to President Raúl Castro to release her husband for humanitarian and health reasons. Alan Gross also made personal, written appeals to President Castro, going as far as offering to return to Cuba for the conclusion of his case in exchange for being permitted to travel to the U.S. to be with his daughter while she was fighting for her life. These were denied.
About Alan’s Work in Cuba
  • Alan’s work in Cuba - on behalf of USAID - was with the peaceful, non-dissident, Jewish community. His work was humanitarian. Alan was in Cuba to help a small community establish an Intranet and improve its access to the Internet. He did not provide anyone with satellite telephones as has been incorrectly reported. In fact, on at least one occasion, Alan’s bags were searched by Cuban authorities and, after paying a tax, he was freely allowed to enter the country with the equipment he was carrying.
  • Alan holds great affection for the Cuban people and culture, and neither his presence nor actions in Cuba were ever meant to, or in fact did, pose any threat or danger to the Cuban government. As he stated at his trial and once again before the Cuban Supreme Court, he never intended his actions to subvert or overthrow the Cuban government.
Examples of Alan’s Work Around the World
  • Strengthening the community relations function of a mining operation in Baluchistan, Pakistan. Specifically, Alan helped to develop a community outreach plan and interacted with the locals to help them identify business partners.
  • Assisting efforts to create jobs in the West Bank and Gaza to support a sustainable economic growth strategy. Alan assisted Palestinian and Israeli counterparts in designing a system of policies, procedures and mechanisms to facilitate trade between Israel and the West Bank.
  • Supporting internationally-recognized dairy and agriculture improvement projects in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and the West Bank. Alan helped to design and implement these programs to help local farmers improve their yields.

domingo, 11 de dezembro de 2011







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America is Hostage

Iranian Americans should not accept devastation of their family homeland
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America is Hostage
by Dan Huck
11-Dec-2011
 
If our national leadership weren't held hostage by campaign contributions and insider special interests, they would challenge the excessive influence of Israel and its 5th column allies. Iran is no threat to America.
The Iranian hostage crisis perhaps is a good example of Iranians' ability to control themselves and their behavior under trying circumstances. For 444 days 60 American diplomats were held hostage by a group of Iranian students outraged by America's behavior. None of those diplomats were killed! Many Americans have died, however, in close proximity to the time when they attempted to seriously challenge Israel. President Kennedy, for example, tried his best to prevent Israel from bringing nuclear weapons to the Mideast.
Twelve years before the hostage crisis 297 American sailors and their ship, the unarmed USS Liberty, were held hostage effectively by the Nation of Israel for 2 hours, during which time every effort was made to kill and bury at sea each and every one of those 297 American sailors. The Israeli's bombed the ship, they strafed it, and finally they torpedoed it. Only because of the exceptional bravery and luck of one sailor, who was able to jerry-rig an antenna enabling a radioed call for help to get through, was the death toll just 34 American seamen and officers. Just 34!  It was Israel's 1967 war and it wanted to take Syria's Golan Heights unimpeded.
None of us dare call it treason when we read President Johnson recalled the rescue planes sent by a nearby Aircraft Carrier responding to that SOS which luckily got through. We didn't want to upset our friendship with Israel which says it respects us so much.  Of the 127 wounded and the others who survived, they were sworn to secrecy as if their life depended on it not to say a word about what happened during those horrible two hours they were held hostage by Israel's demonic cruelty.
Now, again, none of us dare call it treason when we ask and are NOT told the truth about why we have been bringing such death and destruction to the Mideast. Like the German citizenry before us which caved in to their Leader's propaganda, we sheepishly accept the hegemonic agenda of Israel in the Mideast - not to be equal - but to dominate, along with their traitorous partners in the US government, military, and business community, which share Israel's desire not to be equal, but to dominate. These are the people holding all of us hostage.
Friends don't let friends drive drunk.  Our leaders, drunk with power, and with the financial power of their Israeli/American  co-conspirators (70 to 80% of Israeli citizens hold dual passports), are trying every trick to destroy Iran, If they can't get Iran to accept "regime change" and accept domination willingly by the US and Israel.
We Americans will not have a better country, a better life for our families and ourselves, if we accept this perversion of our principles, allowing ourselves to be manipulated by the main stream media allies of this unholy alliance. Iranians who are Americans should not be intimidated and pressured to accept the devastation of their family homeland, their friends and loved ones in Iran, to facilitate American/Israeli domination, even if they detest the Islamic Republic.
The demonstrators against the British, like the students who held the diplomats hostage, were demonstrating against foreign meddling. This is a far different thing entirely, for example, than the Israeli's completely unjustified attack on the USS Liberty, and the obvious intent to murder each and every one of the sailors and officers aboard, and to sink the ship. That is an attack patriotic elected officials would get excited about.  Our Congress and other leadership chooses to show us what they are made of, however.
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hafez

America is no hostage to annyone

by hafez on

Israel has been a loyal friend and ally to America since it was founded in 1948.   Never switching sides like Egypt, Iran or Pakistan.  I can’t say that for too many countries around the world.   How many times have you seen an Israeli shout “Death to America”?     
 
It is true that Israel has a strong lobby in the United States.  However, America’s national interest always comes first.   Armenians despite having a powerful lobby have not been very successful to convince the congress recognize the Armenian genocide at the beginning of the last century by the Turks.  Turkey is a staunch American ally.  There are many numerous examples like this.
 
This is typical Iranian anti Semitism rant against Israel on this site.    How many times have you seen Israelis disrespecting Iran?  How many times have they called Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf?   This is despite Ahmadinejad’s constant call for the destruction of a sovereign nation.
 
Israel will never attack Iran.  They are smarter than that.   However, Iranians should be ashamed of themselves ranting against a country that has never done any harm to Iran.
 

Bavafa

The hostage taking of America by AIPAC…

by Bavafa on

And the special interest which seem to have near full control of the Congress should be a concern of all American people and not only Iranian-Americans.
 
At the time when many Americans do not have a roof over their head or food to eat, it is criminal and a betrayal to your own people to send Billions of $$$ to Israel.
 It is a known fact and expressed by some politicians that Israel has become a liability for US and it is in the interest of US to let this decayed tooth to sort its own cavity.
'Hambastegi' is the main key to victory 
Mehrdad

Joubin

Lost the hyphen? Good idea: Choose ..

by Joubin on

"You worry about your country Mr Huck and Iranians wil worry about theirs! "
He was addressing "Iranian-Americans". "Our" country is America.  Repeat: Mr. Huck's Country == an Iranian-American's country.
That said, I agree that both Zionistan and Qom Inc. are dangers to world peace.  Both are client states of deep financial power (the same one that has "our" country's IOUs .. which should explain quite a bit).  And both are megalomaniacal theocracies that act contrary to the interest of their captive citizens.
aside: In all my years in US, I have yet to meet a "German-American", or an "English-American", or "Dutch-American", or "French-American", or ...  

Simorgh5555

Dan Huck

by Simorgh5555 on

Iranians who are Americans should not be intimidated and pressured to accept the devastation of their family homeland, their friends and loved ones in Iran, to facilitate American/Israeli domination, even if they detest the Islamic Republic.
I actually admire Dan Huck's article. He believes America should put its own national interest above that of Israel. If only the stupid occupiers of Iran shared the same mentality and put Iran's interests above that of Palestine. If we did then there would be none of this brinkmasnship in the Middle East in the first place.  
Because Israel is bad then the Islamic Republc is OK. 
What does Dan Huck know about Iran? What does Dan Huck know about the millions of people executed since the establishment of the establishment of the Islamic Republic? Does he care about the political prisoners, beaten, imprisoned, raped and murdered for taking part in a demonstration or writing a blog? Does he know about the posonous levels of pollution, mass deforestation and precious green belt areas in Iran being destroyed by government contractors? Does Dan Huck know anything about the thousands of young Iranians summarily executed and dumped in mass graves during the prioson purges of 1988?
Dan Huck is entitled to his opinions about Israel. If he sees Israel as a destructive force in American politics and that they are taking American tax payers and servicemen for the ride then he needs to address it. Iranians know better than to side with the Islamic Republic simply because 'my enemy's enemy is my friend'. The Islamic Republic is already devestating Iran and as far as I am concerned they are the descendants of the Arab Muslim invaders who occupied the country in the seventh century AD. 
You worry about your country Mr Huck and Iranians wil worry about theirs!  

Fred

The 5th column

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Among the triumvirate of Islamists/rabid Anti-Semites and their likeminded lap poodles of lefty allies, the McCathyish “5th Colum” theme is catching on, do they have  first hand experience in the craft?




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por Dan Huck11-Dez-2011

Se a nossa liderança nacional não foram mantidos reféns por contribuições de campanha e interesses insider especiais, vão desafiar a influência excessiva de Israel e seus aliados coluna 5. Irão não é ameaça para a América.
A crise dos reféns no Irã, talvez, é um bom exemplo da capacidade iranianos "para controlar a si mesmos e seu comportamento sob circunstâncias difíceis. Para 444 dias 60 diplomatas americanos foram mantidos reféns por um grupo de estudantes iranianos indignados com o comportamento dos Estados Unidos. Nenhum desses diplomatas foram mortos! Muitos norte-americanos morreram, no entanto, em estreita proximidade com o momento em que eles tentaram desafiar Israel. Presidente Kennedy, por exemplo, tentou o seu melhor para impedir Israel de levar armas nucleares para o Oriente Médio.
Doze anos antes da crise dos reféns 297 marinheiros norte-americanos e seu navio, o USS Liberty desarmados, foram mantidos reféns efetivamente pela Nação de Israel por 2 horas, período em que todo esforço foi feito para matar e enterrar no mar todos e cada um desses 297 marinheiros norte-americanos. O israelense bombardeou o navio, eles metralharam-lo, e, finalmente, torpedeou-lo. Só por causa da bravura excepcional e da sorte de um marinheiro, que foi capaz de jerry-rig uma antena que permite uma chamada pelo rádio para ajudar a passar, foi o número de mortos apenas 34 marinheiros americanos e oficiais. Apenas 34! Foi guerra de 1967 Israel e que queria levar Golan Heights da Síria desimpedida.
Nenhum de nós se atrevem chamá-lo de traição, quando lemos o presidente Johnson recordou os planos de resgate enviado por um porta-aviões nas proximidades responder a esse SOS, que felizmente conseguiu passar. Nós não queremos atrapalhar a nossa amizade com Israel, que diz que nos respeita muito. 127 dos feridos e os outros que sobreviveram, foram jurar segredo, como se sua vida dependesse disso para não dizer uma palavra sobre o que aconteceu durante aqueles horríveis duas horas eles foram mantidos reféns por crueldade demoníaca de Israel.
Agora, novamente, nenhum de nós ousa chamá-lo de traição quando pedimos e não são dito a verdade sobre por que nós fomos trazendo a morte ea destruição para o Oriente Médio. Como a cidadania alemã diante de nós, que cedeu a propaganda de seu líder, que timidamente aceitar a agenda hegemônica de Israel no Oriente Médio - para não ser igual -, mas a dominar, junto com seus parceiros traidores no governo dos EUA, militares e comunidade de negócios , que partilham o desejo de Israel de não ser igual, mas a dominar. Estas são as pessoas segurando todos nós reféns.
Amigos não deixam amigos dirigir bêbados. Nossos líderes, embriagados pelo poder, e com o poder financeiro dos seus israelense / americano co-conspiradores (70 a 80% dos cidadãos israelenses têm passaporte dual), estão tentando todos os truques para destruir o Irã, se eles não podem obter o Irã a aceitar "mudança de regime" e aceitar a dominação de bom grado por os EUA e Israel.
Nós, americanos, não terá um país melhor, uma vida melhor para nossas famílias e nós mesmos, se aceitarmos esta perversão dos nossos princípios, permitindo-nos a ser manipulado pela mídia main stream aliados dessa aliança profana. Iranianos que são os americanos não devem ser intimidados e pressionados a aceitar a devastação da sua terra natal da família, seus amigos e entes queridos no Irã, para facilitar a dominação americana / israelense, mesmo que eles detestam a República Islâmica.
Os manifestantes contra os britânicos, como os estudantes que realizou o refém diplomatas, se manifestavam contra a intervenção estrangeira. Isso é uma coisa muito diferente totalmente, por exemplo, que o ataque israelense completamente injustificada ao USS Liberty, ea intenção óbvia para assassinar todos e cada um dos marinheiros e oficiais a bordo, e afundar o navio. Que é um ataque patriótico eleitos iria ficar animado. Nosso Congresso ea liderança outras escolhe para nos mostrar o que eles são feitos, no entanto.[Para impressão]BalatarinShare / Save / BookmarkCompartilhar
A América não é refém de annyone
por hafez em Dom 11 de dezembro de 2011 03:52 PST

Israel tem sido um amigo leal e aliado aos Estados Unidos desde que foi fundada em 1948. Nunca mudar de lado como Egito, Irã ou Paquistão. Eu não posso dizer que, para muitos países ao redor do mundo. Quantas vezes você já viu um israelense gritar "Morte à América"​​?



É verdade que Israel tem um forte lobby nos Estados Unidos. No entanto, o interesse nacional dos Estados Unidos vem sempre em primeiro lugar. Armênios, apesar de ter um poderoso lobby não têm sido muito bem sucedida para convencer o Congresso reconhecer o genocídio arménio no início do século passado pelos turcos. A Turquia é um aliado incondicional americano. Há muitos numerosos exemplos como este.



Este é rant semitismo típico iraniano anti contra Israel neste site. Quantas vezes você já viu israelenses Irã desrespeitando? Quantas vezes eles chamavam de Golfo Pérsico do Golfo Pérsico? Isto é apesar do apelo constante de Ahmadinejad para a destruição de uma nação soberana.



Israel nunca irá atacar o Irã. Eles são mais espertos do que isso. No entanto, os iranianos deveriam se envergonhar de si mesmos ranting contra um país que nunca fez mal nenhum para o Irã.



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Bavafa
A tomada de reféns da América por AIPAC ...
por Bavafa em Dom 11 de dezembro de 2011 03:06 PST

E o interesse especial que parecem ter perto o controle total do Congresso deve ser uma preocupação de todos os povos americanos e não só iraniano-americanos.



No momento em que muitos americanos não têm um teto sobre sua cabeça ou comida para comer, é criminoso e uma traição ao seu próprio povo para enviar milhares de milhões de $ $ $ para Israel.

  É um fato conhecido e manifestado por alguns políticos de que Israel tornou-se um passivo para EUA e é do interesse dos EUA para que este dente cariado para classificar a sua própria cavidade.

"Hambastegi 'é a principal chave para a vitória

Mehrdad