Castro tells Iraq: destroy weapons

Agence France-Presse ^ | march 7, 2003

[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.

[Grampa Dave]

You left Syria, Germany, Belgium and Turkey off of your list.

[maxwellp]

Some college kids, like the two dum-dums on Hannity & Colmes, worry me enormously about the future of America. Then you post about your wonderful daughter and my American spirit is renewed. Thank you, wonderful father!

[geedee]

Hey, Fidel, find an American who cares what you think.

Besides HIM. And Spielberg. And Glover. And the other commie-sympathizers. Better yet, STFU!!

[piasa]

Old time's sake bump in the search for WMD ...I wonder if Saddam Hussein was listening...