Washington – An outraged White House said Saturday it wants the Cuban government to immediately release an American international development worker sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state.
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National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the prison term “adds another injustice” to Alan Gross’s ordeal.
Vietor said Gross, a Maryland native arrested in December 2009 while on a U.S.-backed democracy-building project, has already spent too many days in detention and “should not spend one more.”
Gross was found guilty by a Cuban court on Saturday. The court said the program Gross worked on showed that the U.S. still seeks to overthrow the Cuban government.
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley echoed that sentiment.
“We deplore this ruling. Alan Gross is a dedicated international development worker who has devoted his life to helping people in more than 50 countries,” Crowley said in a statement. “He was in Cuba to help the Cuban people connect with the rest of the world.”
The Obama administration and Gross’ family say he was working to improve Internet access for Cuba’s Jewish community. Havana accused Gross of working on a “subversive” program.
Why doesn’t the White House get so passionate about releasing Pollard?
The question is where was Israel back when Pollard was arrested??
In fact, Israel could learn from the white house how to react when one of their own get imprisoned.
“National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said the prison term “adds another injustice” to Alan Gross’s ordeal.”
Oh, so you are just seeking “Justice”, aha… I got It.
And how about seeking for “Justice” in your own homeland? SM Rubashkink’s 27 year sentence isn’t “injustice”?
This has noting to do with “justice”, pure politics.
It would behoove Raoul Castro to pay heed to what happened to another island nation which unjustly imprisoned Hashem’s children…….
why the nastiness? whats the connection to pollard or rubashkin? a comment carries no weight and gets no respect if its just a dose of negativity. Be happy and appreciate that the white house is sticking up for an innocent jew – innocent except in the eyes of a dictators puppet-judge. 70 years ago this same government wouldn’t stick up for a boatload of jewish refugees, yh’d. At least now they’re opening their mouths. people think its just ok to mouth off negativity and nastiness because they’re at their computer. be a mentsch.