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| Latin America |
| Castro defiant amid criticism, protest |
| 2003-04-13 |
| President Fidel Castro remained defiant amid international criticism of Cuba's harsh measures to reign in dissent and halt violent hijackings, saying he would fight to the end to defend his nation against the United States. "We are now immersed in a battle against provocations that are trying to move us toward conflict and military aggression by the United States," Castro told a group of Venezuelans in a Friday night speech broadcast on state television. "We have been defending ourselves for 44 years and have always been willing to fight until the end," Castro added in the speech, which marked the coup attempt against his political ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez a year ago. Fidel saw Sammy's statue coming down. He's counting how many statues and portraits of himself there are... Castro made no direct reference to Friday's execution of three convicted hijackers by firing squad, nor the sentences of up to 28 years handed down earlier in the week for 75 government opponents charged with collaborating with U.S. diplomats to undermine the socialist system. But he made it clear that he considers his country to be under attack from the United States and that he will do all to ensure his system remains intact. Yep. Armed Struggle®. That's the way to go. Yep. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 "I understand there is a vacancy on the Axis of Evil. Pick me! Pick meeeee! Pretty please with a cherry on top!" |
| Posted by: Baba Yaga 2003-04-13 15:52:57 |