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Freed American calls himself ‘trusting fool’ for going to Cuba
AP ^ | Dec. 17, 2014 | Associated Press

Posted on 12/17/2014 11:34:47 AM PST by PROCON

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alan Gross has called himself a “trusting fool” for going to Cuba in the first place. Family and friends described him with other words: gregarious and outgoing, with a talent for picking up and playing any musical instrument.

Gross, 65, was freed from prison Wednesday as part of an agreement that included the release of three Cubans jailed in the United States, officials said.

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To: johncatl

Yeh like our policy for 50 years has worked so well.


41 posted on 12/17/2014 3:56:21 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: blackdog
The commie bigwigs have no gasoline for their cars. The embargo and trade barriers worked. It took the collapse of the marxists in the petrochemical business. It is no cooincidence that this happened only days after the collapse of the Russian economy. The Castro machinery had nobody to go to for financial assistance.

They surrendered. We won.

Oh yeah. When are the elections?

The winners here are the dictators in power.

42 posted on 12/17/2014 4:02:33 PM PST by johncatl (...governs least, governs best.)
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