(AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera)
Posted on 06/09/2002 1:32:29 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
SANTIAGO, Cuba - In his latest response to George W. Bush's hardline statements on Cuba, Fidel Castro on Saturday said the powers of the U.S. president are too vast and accused Bush of acting as the world's master.
"The power and prerogatives of that country's president are too extensive, and the economic, technological and military power network in that nation is too pervasive," Castro said of the United States.
"The world is coming under the rule of Nazi concepts and methods," he said, without elaborating.
Bush has ignored the United Nations in his declared war against terrorism, "assuming the role of world master and policeman," Castro told hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the early morning rally in this eastern provincial capital.
As for Bush's May 20 statements on U.S. policy toward Cuba, "he went too far," Castro said. "He was rude. He insulted, he lied, and he threatened."
Bush vowed not to lift the four-decade old sanctions against this Caribbean island until independently monitored elections are allowed and a series of other conditions are accepted for a "new government that is fully democratic."
International human rights groups often criticize Cuba's electoral process. Although they do not complain of electoral fraud, they charge that the elections are not competitive because only one political party - the Communist Party - can participate.
Cuba's one-party system has elections every five years for the National Assembly, created in 1976.
Thank God our President has more power than Castro.
"The power and prerogatives of that country's president are too extensive, and the economic, technological and military power network in that nation is too pervasive," Castro said of the United States ...All hail the power network.
the other climbs a tree!!
WooHoo! Bush rightly sees that all human beings desire and are deserving of the freedoms which Americans enjoy. The DNC must be beside itself.
So? What is the problem?
I always thought Castro was a Marxist!
International human rights groups often criticize Cuba's electoral process. Although they do not complain of electoral fraud, they charge that the elections are not competitive because only one political party - the Communist Party - can participate.
Idi Amin wins the 'heavyweight championship' of the world!!
No, the only people we see risking their lives are trying to escape Castro in friggin inner tubes to Florida....with an estimated 100 thousand drowned in the Florida Striates.
Castro is in no position to criticize anyone.
But Castro, baby, you criticizing ANYONE about having too much power is a lot like BILLDO AND SHRILLERY criticizing someone for being too immoral, too traitorous, too megalomanical, too arrogant.
Castro baby, yo ain't got NO room to mutter a sound!
Castro seems to be complaining that the power of the presidency in the American political system is excessive. Coming from him this is really funny!
Just wanted to know how many unarmed Americans Bush has had machine gunned for trying to leave this Country?
Viagra not working?
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