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Cuban-American
receives highest distinctions Granted by the Republican Senate
By Mary Fernández, Director of
Press SOS Justice
Eng. Cesar Alarcon - American
Spirit Medal.
Washington DC. October 24, 2008. Unanimously approved by the National
Republican Senate Committee, Dr. Cesar Alarcon was granted the “American
Spirit Medal” formerly known as the “Medal of Freedom”.
This high distinction received by Dr. Alarcon has been previously
delivered by the Senate to such recognized personalities as former
President Ronald Reagan, the former British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher, Charlton Heston and General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, among
others, who are distinguished by maintaining a high commitment to
conservative principles, individual freedom, constitutional liberty,
limited role of the federal government, defense and security of the
nation.
Alarcon, Doctor Honoris Causa for his labor in education and
pro-democracy (see
related link) and one of the most prominent figures in the United
States of America this year (see
related link), declared: “The receipt of this medal, that reflects
the most highest values of honesty, dedication, and support for the
principles that establish the pillars of a democratic and open society;
reinforces and encourages me to spread the benefits of the republican
system of government domestically and internationally and specially
motivates me to continue to intercede so that the Cuban nation is fully
released from this scourge which is the oppression of the dangerous
communist party”.
The certificate that accompanied the delivery of the medal is signed by
the Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee of the
United States, the Honorable Senator John Ensign.
I promise to continue using my best energy, my knowledge, and my
national and international relationships to redouble the possible joint
tasks with good men and friends of democracy. For my people, I repeat
exactly what I said on previous occasions: “Presently, a truly terrible
time for the Cuban people, marked by the recycling of the Communists
through the figure of the criminal Raul Castro and by the complicity of
European governments who previously had expressed solidarity to our
cause of liberation, my message to the pro democratic activists remains
the same: we must be united and secure solidarity to apply historically
confirmed successful methods to fight. The division and the disorderly
use of public funds and useless procedures of liberation are three of
the main causes that have dragged the advancement of our cause. We must
overcome these obstacles and therefore I will continue proposing to our
compatriots the “Aldabonazo” (see
related link) as first step in that direction”
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