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BE WARNED: Fidel Castro says Obama could avert nuclear war
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC – Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has warned of a
nuclear â€oeholocaust― and he said that it would be up to US President
Barack Obama to prevent it.
nuclear â€oeholocaust― and he said that it would be up to US President
Barack Obama to prevent it.
HAVANA,
Cuba, CMC – Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has warned of a nuclear
“holocaust”
and he said that it would be up to US President Barack Obama to prevent it.
On
Saturday the ailing Cuban revolutionary leader mustered enough strength to
address the country's parliament for the first time since his health crisis
four years ago.
"Fate
would have it that at this precise moment, the president of the United States would
be an offspring of an African man and a white woman, of Muslims and
Christians," Castro said. "He won't give the order if he becomes
aware" of the devastation it would cause.
"We
are making a contribution to that persuasive effort," Castro said.
He
stressed that should nuclear war be unleashed, "the existing world order
would not survive and would immediately collapse."
Castro
said that Obama's advantage was that he was not comparable to former US
president Richard Nixon, who was forced to resign in 1974 amid a political
scandal.
Castro,
who led Cuba for 48 years, was sidelined in 2006 after a gastrointestinal
illness and subsequent operations forced him to leave the presidency now held
by his brother Raul Castro, 79.
Castro,
who turns 84 on August 13, spoke for just over 10 minutes -- a fleeting
appearance for a politician once famous for oratory going on for hours.Cuba, CMC – Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has warned of a nuclear
“holocaust”
and he said that it would be up to US President Barack Obama to prevent it.
On
Saturday the ailing Cuban revolutionary leader mustered enough strength to
address the country's parliament for the first time since his health crisis
four years ago.
"Fate
would have it that at this precise moment, the president of the United States would
be an offspring of an African man and a white woman, of Muslims and
Christians," Castro said. "He won't give the order if he becomes
aware" of the devastation it would cause.
"We
are making a contribution to that persuasive effort," Castro said.
He
stressed that should nuclear war be unleashed, "the existing world order
would not survive and would immediately collapse."
Castro
said that Obama's advantage was that he was not comparable to former US
president Richard Nixon, who was forced to resign in 1974 amid a political
scandal.
Castro,
who led Cuba for 48 years, was sidelined in 2006 after a gastrointestinal
illness and subsequent operations forced him to leave the presidency now held
by his brother Raul Castro, 79.
Castro,
who turns 84 on August 13, spoke for just over 10 minutes -- a fleeting