In Solidarity With Alan Gross

APRIL 30, 2011

Note the selfless actions by these courageous Cuban democracy activists.

Tragically, these are the same people that U.S. Senator John Kerry wants the Obama Administration to abandon (in favor of the Castro regime's demands to end U.S. pro-democracy programs).

From Reuters:

Two obscure Cuban dissidents who sewed their mouths partially shut and launched a hunger strike a month ago said on Friday they were prepared to die for their demands, which include freedom for jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross and improved human rights.

Vladimir Alejo Miranda, 48, and Angel Enrique Fernandez Rivero, 45, said they had refused medical aid and would not go to a hospital as their condition weakened.

"Until there's a response in favor of us, of the opposition, in favor of Mr. Alan Gross, we are not going to lift the strike," Alejo told Reuters from a bed at his home in the Havana suburbs.

"If we have to give our life for this demand, we are going to give our lives. We will be a new Orlando Zapata Tamayo," he said, referring to an imprisoned dissident whose death by hunger strike last year provoked international condemnation of the Cuban government.