The nightmare of Alan Gross, an American citizen arrested for attempting to bring internet access to Cuban Jews, is over. His release from Cuban political prison-- during Hanukkah, no less-- is a moment to celebrate, but it must not obscure the torment thousands continue to suffer under the communist regime.
The news of Gross' release broke this morning swiftly, with multiple news sources reporting that President Obama is preparing to announce "a broad range of diplomatic and regulatory measures in what officials called the most sweeping change in U.S. policy toward Cuba since the 1961 embargo was imposed."
Gross was not released as an act of charity: after a year of negotiations, President Obama also announced the release of the three remaining imprisoned spies known as part of the Cuban Five, communist intelligence officers guilty of conspiracy and espionage in the name of the communist government, particularly against US military interests.
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