Cuba's Fidel Castro condemns Arizona shooting, says it can live without U.S. relations

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Cuba's Fidel Castro condemns Arizona shooting, says it can live without U.S. relations

2011-01-11 12:01:09 GMT+7 (ICT)

HAVANA, CUBA (BNO NEWS) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro on Monday condemned the recent mass shooting in Arizona and said Latin America can live without the United States.

In Castro's latest 'Reflection' article, the 84-year-old Cuban leader begins by describing the Arizona shooting as "atrocious." The shooting happened on Saturday at a supermarket in Tucson where U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was hosting her first "Congress on Your Corner" of the year. Jared Lee Loughner, 22, opened fire, killing six people and injuring 13 others.

Among the fatalities were 9-year-old Christina Greene and U.S. District Judge John Roll. U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who appears to have been the target, was critically injured as a result of a gunshot wound to her head.

Castro continued to focus his article on violence, saying that thousands of Latin American immigrants are arrested every year in their attempt to enter the United States illegally and escape their native but underdeveloped and poor countries. "Money and merchandise can cross borders freely," Castro says. "Human beings cannot."

As a constant critic of the United States, Castro went on to call the U.S. the "largest drug consumer in the world, as well as the biggest arms distributor."

"Even though it hurts our modesty, it is a bitter responsibility to state that our blocked, threatened, and calumniated country has shown that Latin American communities can live without violence and drugs. They can can even live, as it has happened for over half a century, without relations with the United States," Castro stated.

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[geriatrickid]

Castro went on to call the U.S. the "largest drug consumer in the world, as well as the biggest arms distributor."

Do you think he was referring to drugs like Viagra and Cialis and prosthetic arms?

[EnSvenskTiger]

Good speech Fidel!

I believe that all of south and Central America is today liberated. "Che" is rejoicing in heaven for sure!

It’s ironic that Fidel has outlived almost all his adversaries in USA and that Cuba is still going strong despite the lack of real-estate investors and traders in structured instruments.

Viva Cuba! Viva Castro!

Tiger

[Jingthing]

South America indeed has some admirable anti-imperialist leaders these days. Personally I like the somewhat more moderate leftist ones like Lula (just finished his term in Brazil), Correa in Ecuador, Kirchner in Argentina, as opposed to more blowhard ones like Castro and Chavez.

Edited January 11, 2011 by Jingthing

[kropotkin]

Let us not forget who were the ignorami that drove Castro and Che (both nationalist anti battista freedom fighters) into the arms of the soviets.

Maybe next we can think of the red shirts?

[joe84330]

must be another shortage of eggs or milk that needs to be downplayed for him to have to comment on something like this.

[slapout]

The Cubans who have been escaping (their term) to the US over the past decades may disagree with Fidel's assessment of immigration to the US. He may have a shortage of essential commodities or the prisons/mental institutions may be full again and he is looking for a potential dumping ground, again.

He is a master at what he does and has done since the 1950's, doubt if most of us live to see anyone as successful with the longevity that he has had. Castro is probably like many people who look at Cuba and ask the question, Where do we/they go from here?

[coma]

Castro went on to call the U.S. the "largest drug consumer in the world, as well as the biggest arms distributor."

Do you think he was referring to drugs like Viagra and Cialis and prosthetic arms?

And Cuban Cigars!

[TAWP]

"Money and merchandise can cross borders freely," Castro says. "Human beings cannot."

Correct, and it is a shame.

But those that think the socialist direction of Latin of South America is a good thing, don't delude yourselves. Rarely do people flee TO these places.