Oliver Stone's theory
Director Oliver Stone ripped President Bush while praising Cuban dictator Fidel Castro before the premiere of his movie "Looking for Fidel," at the 52nd San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, WorldNetDaily.com reports.
Mr. Stone charged that Mr. Bush stole the election with the help of anti-Castro Cuban-Americans in Florida, according to a report in Cuba's Granma newspaper.
"When Gore lost, or rather, when they stole the elections from him, I sensed that something dirty was going to happen, but the harm has already been done and its extent is very significant," Mr. Stone said. "Now, I am praying that something of that sort does not occur once again. George Bush will go down in history as one of the great baddies."
A reporter asked: "What kind of power does the anti-Castro lobby in the United States have?"
"To start with, anti-Castro groups were vital in implementing the dirty business of the butterfly ballots ensuring Bush's victory at the 2000 elections," Mr. Stone said. "The right wing is the same everywhere, in Cuba or Vietnam. It is like an octopus, snatching everything with its tentacles. They control the Internet, radio and TV stations, and newspapers."
On the other hand, Mr. Stone had nothing but praise for Castro, WorldNetDaily.com said.
"In Cuba, I observed an openness and freedom that I had not found in any other country in the region, the Caribbean or Central America," Mr. Stone said. |
