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Castro tells Iraq: destroy weapons
Agence France-Presse ^
| march 7, 2003
Posted on 03/06/2003 4:09:16 PM PST by Indy Pendance
CUBAN President Fidel Castro has urged Baghdad to destroy "the last cubic centimetre of chemical or biological weapons" to remove any pretext Washington might have to attack it.
At the close of the new Cuban parliamentary legislature, in which Castro's re-election as head of the government and the state came as no surprise, the Cuban leader praised Iraq's decision to destroy its Al-Samoud 2 missiles.
"The American Government will no longer have the least legal or moral pretext to attack Iraq," Castro said.
He slammed Washington for closing its eyes to atomic weapons held by Israel having provided the means for their transportation.
"Only the complete truth ... would give the Iraqi people enough moral strength and international support to defend their homeland and integrity right up to the last drop of blood," he said.
Castro acknowledged that Iraq had "committed two grave and unjustifiable actions" in invading Iran and occupying Kuwait, but had also had to endure "very hard action" itself.
Iraq "is not in a position, militarily speaking, to constitute the least risk to US security or of their allies in the region", Castro said.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bioterrorism; biowarfare; castro; chemicalweapons; cuba; inspections; iraq; nukes; war; wmd
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To: Dog Gone
"Well, at least Castro seems to have come out more forecefully than Jimmy Carter."Of course. He's on Carter's right.
To: Grampa Dave
Good call Dave. I think you nailed it.
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posted on
03/06/2003 6:02:38 PM PST
by
Carry_Okie
(With friends like these, who needs friends?)
To: george wythe
LOL, excellent point.
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posted on
03/06/2003 6:03:01 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Trust but Verify
Like you, we saw those two college kids on Hannity & Colmes last night. As far as the future of America and weapons of mass destruction are concerned, they don't frighten me as much as the utter stupidity of these two do. My husband who is a Cuban-American (he prefers just to be called "American") said to me after the one jerk made the comment about the Cuban revolution "Dear God!"
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posted on
03/06/2003 6:28:55 PM PST
by
maxwellp
To: ECM
Did he elaborate on how the Cuban Revolution "advanced humanity"? It advanced a large number of Cubans to the next life.
To: Indy Pendance
He's feeling left out.
Let's be inclusive in our diversity and add Castro to the LIST:
Iraq
Iran
North Korea
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
France
Colombia
Venezuela
Cuba
China
It'll take a few years...some will go by revolution, some by war, some by changing policy.
To: Indy Pendance
I can't wait until this cockroach in our hemisphere is finally at room temp.
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posted on
03/06/2003 6:46:11 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Bill and Hillary's first instinct is survival.....their second is to lie.)
To: Right Wing Professor
Ah, well, is there any loftier goal? ;)
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:02:32 PM PST
by
ECM
To: Indy Pendance
"CUBAN President Fidel Castro has urged Baghdad to destroy "the last cubic centimetre of chemical or biological weapons"
Isn't sad to think even CASTRO believes Saddam has WOMD but we have US peaceniks marching and picketing saying there's no such thing?!
Has the world gone crazy or what????? :o
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posted on
03/06/2003 7:37:49 PM PST
by
BossLady
(ChIRAQ & Saddam sitting in a tree.....K.I.S.S.I.N.G...)
To: El Conservador
The notion was "Cuba will never be freed, until (implied)". However you are right, it shoud have been "Cuba will not be free" .
Who knows, maybe Cuba will be freed before Castro dies. Point well taken. I only describe what I did.
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posted on
03/06/2003 8:17:15 PM PST
by
Salman
To: Indy Pendance
Iraq "is not in a position, militarily speaking, to constitute the least risk to US security or of their allies in the region", Castro said. Well Fidel O'l buddy; its not about his military threat. It is his buddies, sympathizers and supporters in Al Quaida, Islamic Jihad, PLO/PLA, Hamaz et al, that are the greatest risk, and we intend to make the world a very small place for them.
A very small place indeed.
6x6' cells or 6x3' graves. Their choice.
To: Grampa Dave
Yep; destroy the evidence.
To: Indy Pendance
Wow ...even Castro figured out that it's nice wise to mess with this President.
What a slap in the face to Clinton (albeit indirectly)
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:33:40 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Take charge of your destiny, or someone else will)
To: Luis Gonzalez
TWO anti-aircraft units on top of the apartment building where I lived Look at the bright side ..... at least you knew the building was well built. :)
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:35:33 PM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Take charge of your destiny, or someone else will)
To: Indy Pendance
Castro telling Saddam to stop: this ranks right up there with Greece supporting Turkey's claim to defensive aid from NATO members. It's mad, mad, mad, mad world.
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posted on
03/06/2003 9:40:56 PM PST
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: Luis Gonzalez
Fidel, I'm going to live long enough to dance on your grave maricón.My most fervent hopes that you indeed do dance on his grave, Luis :^)
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posted on
03/06/2003 11:30:40 PM PST
by
Scully
To: Indy Pendance
![](http://www.anticommunism.org/images/fidelRather2.jpg)
(on reverse of photo postcard - above):
Dear Saddam! If I was there I would kiss your armpits. I see that you have met with my good friend, the evil pig-American Dan Ratherbiased. He did not have the courage to relate to you what I now say... Mr. Hussein! Destroy your weapons!
Yours - Fidel XOXOXOX
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posted on
03/07/2003 1:39:30 AM PST
by
weegee
(Don't bother to ask the troll if we may use this bridge.)
To: Indy Pendance
CUBAN President Fidel Castro has urged Baghdad to destroy "the last cubic centimetre of chemical or biological weapons" to remove any pretext Washington might have to attack it. Castro's afraid with our blood up, we might just demote him from slavemaster status.
To: maxwellp
You can't make this stuff up to sound any more ludicrous than what is coming out of the mouths of college kids today. I, by the way, have a daughter who is a college freshman. Tonight we will be making posters for the Milwaukee Support Our Troops Rally. She's as excited about it as I am.
To: El Conservador
Shouldn't it also read "mientras vivE Fidel?"
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posted on
03/07/2003 4:37:08 AM PST
by
Ax
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