CARACAS, November 10.— Ricardo Alarcón, president
of the National Assembly of People’s Power, today
called on the United States for a signal of change
toward Latin America by releasing the five anti-terrorist
prisoners and arresting two notorious terrorists.
Addressing
the Venezuelan National Assembly, Alarcón affirmed
that President Barack Obama can, should and has the
moral, political, and legal right to exercise
constitutional authority and release Ramón Labañino,
Fernando González, Antonio Guerrero, Gerardo
Hernández and René González.
Obama alone, who spoke of a fresh start in terms
of relations with Cuba, must begin with that gesture,
there should be no confusion, if he does not that
would be confirmation of the same policy of
terrorism, noted Alarcón.
The president of the Cuban parliament said that,
instead of promoting war and constructing military
bases, Obama should send the signal that the peoples
of Latin America are waiting for: to free the Five
and incarcerate Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando
Bosch. He recalled that both Posada and Bosch
participated in attacks such as the mid-flight
explosion of a Cuban passenger airliner in 1976 and
diverse crimes in Venezuela and Central America. He
also mentioned that Posada Carriles ordered bombs to
be placed in Havana.
On receiving Ricardo Alarcón and relatives of the
Cuban anti-terrorist fighters, the National Assembly
of Venezuela expressed its solidarity with the Five.
Venezuelan Parliamentary President Cilia Flores
highlighted the contradiction that the Five are
imprisoned in a country which presents itself as a
leader in the battle against international terrorism
while incarcerating those fighting against this
phenomenon. (PL)
Translated by Granma International
