Remember that Jimmy Carter was heading to Cuba? He was invited by the Cuban government, and supposedly was going to get Alan Gross released.
Well, he got there, dressed like the natives, kissed up to the Castro brothers, called Fidel "an old friend" and asked the U.S. to release five convicts:
Bypassing ancillary issues such as the lack of freedom on the island and the enslavement of 11-million Cubans, Carter instead demanded that the U.S. release the Cuban 5. Those are the same five convicted Cuban spies who are serving prison time for espionage and the murder of four innocent American pilots who were shot down over international waters by Castro MiGs.
Carter also met with Yoani Sanchez, her husband, Claudia Cadelo and Laritza Diversent, though Alan Gross remains in jail:
when the 86-year-old ex-president flew off in the afternoon without Alan Gross on board, it dashed the hopes of Washington officials and relatives who had hoped Carter would be able to bring the Maryland native home.
The Obama administration missed an opportunity months ago when it eased restrictions on Cuba without demanding Gross' released.
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