Castro Considers Obama the Same as His Republican Candidates

Published in El Universal
(Venezuela) on 22 March 2012
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Translated from by Gabriela Ullauri. Edited by Katya Abazajian.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro believes that President Barack Obama is not "better or worse" than the competing candidates from the Republican Party in the November election.

In a new "reflection" published on Wednesday night by the Cuban media, Castro sees the current president and his Republican rivals "light years" away from historical figures such as former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, DPA reported.

"No one believes that the Democratic candidate is better or worse than Republican opponents Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney," the ex-president points out.

"Light years separate the three candidates from characters as relevant as Abraham Lincoln or Martin Luther King," he adds, focusing on the threat of nuclear escalation in the dispute with Iran.

"It's really unusual to observe a nation so technologically powerful and so void of ideas and moral values at the same time," said Castro, a fierce critic toward Washington ever since the triumph of the Cuban Revolution half a century ago.

Castro also sees a war over the nuclear dispute with Iran as imminent. The United States, according to the Cuban ex-president, is considering the destruction of the Persian country's nuclear facilities with a "powerful new bomb," specially manufactured for that purpose.

The explosive, which Castro cites as the "mother of all bombs," from news reports about United States’ military plans would serve to penetrate Iran's underground bunkers.

The use of the "bunker buster of 13.6 tons" would be combined with tactical nuclear weapons, says the retired Cuban leader over alleged plans to attack.

"I harbor no doubt that the U.S. is about to commit and lead the world to the biggest mistake of its history," Castro says at the end of his article, entitled "The Roads Leading to Disaster."

The Cuban ex-president lives retired from public sources and active politics since 2006 for health reasons. In addition to writing his memoirs, Castro regularly publishes opinion pieces in the Cuban press.

Nuclear proliferation and environmental degradation are some of the issues most frequently addressed by the historic Cuban leader, in addition to his usual criticism of the U.S.


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Fidel Castro considera a Obama igual que los candidatos republicanos
El expresidente cubano ve también como inminente un conflicto bélico por la disputa nuclear con Irán. Estados Unidos, según el expresidente cubano, baraja la destrucción de las instalaciones atómicas del país persa con una "poderosa nueva bomba" convencional fabricada con ese fin.

El presidente Obama se lanza a la reelección. (AP)
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jueves 22 de marzo de 2012  10:09 AM
La Habana.- El líder cubano Fidel Castro considera que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, no es ni "mejor" ni "peor" que los candidatos que compiten por la candidatura del Partido Republicano para las elecciones de noviembre. 

En una nueva "reflexión" publicada en la noche del miércoles al jueves por medios cubanos, Castro ve asimismo al actual mandatario y su rivales republicanos a "años luz" de históricas figuras norteamericanas como el ex presidente Abraham Lincoln o el activista de los derechos civiles Martin Luther King, informó DPA. 

"Nadie cree que el candidato demócrata sea mejor o peor que sus adversarios republicanos: llámese Mitt Romney o Rick Santorum", señala el expresidente. 

"Años luz separan a los tres de personajes tan relevantes como Abraham Lincoln o Martin Luther King", agrega el texto, centrado en las actuales amenazas de una escalada nuclear por la disputa con Irán. 

"Es realmente inusitado observar una nación tan poderosa tecnológicamente y un Gobierno tan huérfano a la vez de ideas y valores morales", sostiene Castro, un duro crítico de Washington después del triunfo de la Revolución cubana hace medio siglo. 

Castro ve también como inminente un conflicto bélico por la disputa nuclear con Irán. Estados Unidos, según el expresidente cubano, baraja la destrucción de las instalaciones atómicas del país persa con una "poderosa nueva bomba" convencional fabricada con ese fin. 

El explosivo, que Castro cita como la "madre de todas las bombas" de informaciones de prensa sobre los planes militares estadounidenses, serviría para penetrar los búnkeres subterráneos de Irán. 

El uso de "la revienta-búnkeres de 13,6 toneladas" se haría de forma combinada con armamento nuclear táctico, agrega el retirado líder cubano sobre los supuestos planes de ataque. 

"No albergo la menor duda de que Estados Unidos está a punto de cometer y conducir el mundo al mayor error de su historia", finaliza Castro su artículo titulado "Los caminos que conducen al desastre". 

El expresidente cubano vive retirado de los focos públicos y la política activa desde 2006 por motivos de salud. Además de escribir sus memorias, Castro publica regularmente textos de opinión en la prensa cubana. 

La proliferación nuclear y el deterioro del medio ambiente son algunos de los temas que más frecuentemente aborda el histórico líder cubano, además de sus habituales críticas a Estados Unidos.
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