Castro Levels Uncouth Verbal Blast at Bush
Fidel Castro this week fired his first verbal shot at President Bush since he took office, saying he hoped his new adversary in the White House is “not as stupid as he seems.”
In a Sunday speech shown late Wednesday on state television, Castro said that “someone very strange, with very little promise, has taken charge of the leadership of the great empire that we have as a neighbor.”
“That gentleman has arrived there, and hopefully he is not as stupid as he seems, nor as Mafia-like as his background makes him appear,” the Cuban leader said. He added, however, that he was not troubled by Bush’s presence, saying, “He’s there, and we are calm over here.”
Bush has expressed support for the four-decade American trade embargo on Cuba. He has said he envisions no change in U.S. policy unless Cuba holds free elections.
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