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HAVANA - Cuba harshly criticized former President Ronald Reagan and his policies on Monday, saying he should ``never have been born.''
In the first reaction to Reagan's death from the communist government, Radio Reloj said:
"As forgetful and irresponsible as he was, he forgot to take his worst works to the grave,'' the government radio station said.
"He, who never should have been born, has died,'' the radio said.
The statement did not mention Cuba's relationship with the United States under Reagan, a staunch foe of communism.
It also did not mention Reagan's decision to order U.S. forces to invade the tiny Caribbean country of Grenada on Oct. 25, 1983, because Washington feared the island had grown too close to Cuba.
Since the early 1960s, Cuba and the United States have been without diplomatic relations, and Cuba has been under a U.S. trade embargo. But relations between the two countries were especially tense when Reagan was in office from 1981-1989.
Radio Reloj lambasted Reagan's military policies, especially the ``Star Wars'' anti-missile program. The initiative, launched when the Soviet Union still existed, rejected a long-standing doctrine built on the idea that neither superpower would start a nuclear war out of fear of annihilation by the other.
The radio also criticized Reagan's policies in Central America, where Washington backed a counterrevolutionary rebel army that fought against the leftist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. The United States also supported a conservative government that battled Marxist guerrillas during El Salvador's civil war.
"His apologists characterize him as the victor of the Cold War,'' the radio said. ``Those in the know knew that the reality was not so, but rather (he was) the destroyer of policies of detente in the overall quest for peace.''
<a href='http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=30971&format=text' target='_blank'>http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view...971&format=text</a>
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When you consider the effect upon Cuba of the fall of the Soviet government and system in Russia, it is understandable why Cuba would take such a line. From Castro's perspective, Reagan must have seemed very like Satan himself. But I forget myself: Klutz has previously taken me to the woodshed for saying that Reagan had anything substantial to do with the fall of Communism. Since Reagan had nothing to with all that, we are left to suppose that Castro is just saying stuff for no actual reason.
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06-07-2004 07:21 PM |
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Quote:"As forgetful and irresponsible as he was, he forgot to take his worst works to the grave,'' the government radio station said.
"He, who never should have been born, has died,'' the radio said.
This only serves to prove that Reagan did something right. I'd be absolutely thrilled if a totalitarian regime said that about me upon my passing.
Castro just misses sucking on the Soviet teet for handouts.
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06-07-2004 10:12 PM |
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UCBearcats1125 Wrote:"He, who never should have been born, has died,'' the radio said.
This sounds like some Harry Potter character referring to Lord Voldemort.
:roflol: :roflol:
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06-08-2004 02:36 PM |
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Hello, its Fidel Castro, is anyone surprised. He should croak soon and perhaps Cuba can reform.
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06-08-2004 07:51 PM |
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SDSundevil Wrote:Hello, its Fidel Castro, is anyone surprised. He should croak soon and perhaps Cuba can reform.
Your wrong. I saw a couple of weeks ago, via official Cuban media, that Fidel's personal physician stated that Fidel was healthy enough to live to 140+.
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06-08-2004 10:05 PM |
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GrayBeard Wrote:SDSundevil Wrote:Hello, its Fidel Castro, is anyone surprised. He should croak soon and perhaps Cuba can reform.
Your wrong. I saw a couple of weeks ago, via official Cuban media, that Fidel's personal physician stated that Fidel was healthy enough to live to 140+.
I found the AP story....<a href='http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/05/18/1084783511071.html' target='_blank'>Fidel to live to at least 140.</a>.
so we have another 60+ years of our little communist hold out friend to the South of Miami!
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06-08-2004 10:12 PM |
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Thats laughable, I'll take the under :wave:
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06-12-2004 07:07 PM |
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GrayBeard Wrote:GrayBeard Wrote:SDSundevil Wrote:Hello, its Fidel Castro, is anyone surprised. He should croak soon and perhaps Cuba can reform.
Your wrong. I saw a couple of weeks ago, via official Cuban media, that Fidel's personal physician stated that Fidel was healthy enough to live to 140+.
I found the AP story....<a href='http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2004/05/18/1084783511071.html' target='_blank'>Fidel to live to at least 140.</a>.
so we have another 60+ years of our little communist hold out friend to the South of Miami!
I was the proud poster of that article
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06-12-2004 10:19 PM |
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That article seems nothing more than communist propaganda, to suggest that he will live to 140 is ridiculous.
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06-12-2004 11:32 PM |
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SDSundevil Wrote:That article seems nothing more than communist propaganda, to suggest that he will live to 140 is ridiculous.
To feel the need to say so might be more ridiculous.
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06-13-2004 09:27 PM |
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