Danny Glover visits Gerardo Hernández
Published Aug 11, 2010 5:31 PM
On Aug. 8, star actor Danny Glover visited Gerardo Hernández, one
of the Cuban Five anti-terrorist heroes now imprisoned in the United States.
Hernández had been held for 13 days in “the hole,” which
sparked a broad protest. The following message from Hernández was sent out
by the International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five. E-mail
[email protected] or go to www.thecuban5.org.
Aug. 3, 2010
Dear Sisters and Brothers:
I am dictating these words via telephone, which is why I must be brief and
I will not be able to say everything I would have liked. Yesterday afternoon I
was removed from “the hole” with the same speed in which I was
thrown in. I had been taken there supposedly because I was under investigation.
These investigations can take up to three months, sometimes more, but I was
there 13 days. As a known Cuban journalist would say — you can draw your
own conclusions.
I want to express to all of you my deep gratitude. You know that they were
particularly difficult days due to the excessive heat and the lack of air, but
you all were my oxygen. I can’t find a better way to summarize the
enormous importance of your solidarity efforts.
Many thanks to all the compañeras and compañeros from Cuba and around
the world, who joined their voices to condemn my situation. Thanks to the
institutions, organizations and individuals of goodwill that in one way or
another worked to bring an end to this injustice.
To our President Raúl, that so honors us with his support. To the Cuban
National Assembly and its President Ricardo Alarcón, a tireless fighter
for the cause of the Five. To my four brothers, who sent me messages of
encouragement, and who have also suffered and lived under constant risk of
suffering similar abuses. And of course, to our dear Commander in Chief: Thank
you for so much honor! (I don’t know if I should say it, but just the
privilege of hearing my name in Fidel’s voice makes me feel like thanking
those who put me in “the hole.”)
Thank you Comandante for the joy of hearing you and seeing you as great as
ever!
Thanks to everyone for having demonstrated again the power of solidarity which,
without a doubt, will one day make us free.
The struggle continues!
A big embrace,
Gerardo Hernández Nordelo
U.S. Penitentiary, Victorville, CA
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