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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian

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To: average joe who wrote (5668)5/18/2000 1:24:00 PM
From: The Barracudaâ„¢  Read Replies (1) of 9127
 
Castro is a comic

Castro Calls Cuba 'Freest Country'
By Anita Snow
Associated Press Writer
Thursday, May 18, 2000; 10:59 a.m. EDT

HAVANA ?? Fidel Castro defended his country's human rights record, saying that communist Cuba has not been plagued with the disappearances, instances of torture and death squads of other Latin American nations.

"This is the freest country in the world," Castro told a gathering of hundreds of farmers Wednesday.

Still bruised by last month's U.N. vote to censure Cuba for rights violations, Castro challenged his listeners to name a single such act during his four decades in power.

"Raise your hand if you know of a single disappearance" Castro said. article continues

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