Fidel Castro Dares Bush: Prove It!
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Cuba´s President Fidel Castro declared he would resign if the US administration and its intelligence services could prove he has a personal fortune.
In a comprehensive radio and TV broadcast Monday evening, the president refuted the public calumnies by US Forbes magazine, which named him as one of the ten richest leaders in the world worth more than 900 million dollars.
The statesman denounced that since 1998 Forbes has been part of Washington´s strategy to discredit the Cuban revolution, a campaign carried out by numerous US-controlled media.
But, he pointed out, they don´t know this country and aren´t used to dealing with revolutionaries, only with politicians and thieves. So, he continued, if they can demonstrate a foreign account for 900 million, or even one dollar, I will resign my position and the tasks I have carried out for more than 40 years.
President Castro challenged President Bush, the CIA, the 33 US intelligence organs, and the thousands of banks in the world to prove these lies.
When recalling some of the nefarious US campaigns to harm the reputation of Cuba, Fidel Castro mentioned trying to link the country with money-laundering, labeling the gallant internationalist physicians as “mercenaries”, and distorting Cuban-Venezuelan ties, but this time, he said, the smear will not be immune.
Throwing down the gauntlet, the head of State pointed out that a blockaded Cuba has upset hundreds of Pentagon plans to separate him from the Revolution; however, if they can prove this lie, they won´t need more plots of assassination or transition, he dared.
Cuba´s President Fidel Castro declared he would resign if the US administration and its intelligence services could prove he has a personal fortune.
In a comprehensive radio and TV broadcast Monday evening, the president refuted the public calumnies by US Forbes magazine, which named him as one of the ten richest leaders in the world worth more than 900 million dollars.
The statesman denounced that since 1998 Forbes has been part of Washington´s strategy to discredit the Cuban revolution, a campaign carried out by numerous US-controlled media.
But, he pointed out, they don´t know this country and aren´t used to dealing with revolutionaries, only with politicians and thieves. So, he continued, if they can demonstrate a foreign account for 900 million, or even one dollar, I will resign my position and the tasks I have carried out for more than 40 years.
President Castro challenged President Bush, the CIA, the 33 US intelligence organs, and the thousands of banks in the world to prove these lies.
When recalling some of the nefarious US campaigns to harm the reputation of Cuba, Fidel Castro mentioned trying to link the country with money-laundering, labeling the gallant internationalist physicians as “mercenaries”, and distorting Cuban-Venezuelan ties, but this time, he said, the smear will not be immune.
Throwing down the gauntlet, the head of State pointed out that a blockaded Cuba has upset hundreds of Pentagon plans to separate him from the Revolution; however, if they can prove this lie, they won´t need more plots of assassination or transition, he dared.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006
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