Castro: God Protected Me From Bush

Fidel's Response To Bush Saying "One Day, The Good Lord Will Take Fidel Castro Away"

(CBS/AP)  Cuban leader Fidel Castro is happy to explain how he's managed to reach the age of 80, despite being the target of numerous assassination attempts.

It must have been the grace of God, Castro suggests, apparently joking, in a short essay distributed Thursday via e-mail to journalists in Havana. "The Good Lord protected me."

Castro's words were chosen carefully, in an echo – with a twist – of comments made earlier in the day by President Bush after a speech at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

"One day the good Lord will take Fidel Castro away," said Mr. Bush, in response to a question from the audience, indirectly but obviously referring to the day when Castro will die and bring to an end the era that began with the revolution he led a generation ago.

Hearing those words, the audience applauded, prompting President Bush to say, "No, no, no," evidently to indicate that his statement was not a wish for Castro's death.

President Bush also said his administration will "continue to press for freedom on the island of Cuba."

Asked whether President Bush was wishing Castro dead, White House National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said: "The president was commenting on an inevitable event."

CBS News Havana producer Portia Siegelbaum reports Castro, in a statement released Thursday, quoted both President Bush and Johndroe, and shot back with a sarcastic assessment of the mortality of his critics. "It seems the genial functionary [Johndroe] and his boss are going to live thousands of years," said Castro. "Now I understand why I survived the plans of Bush and the presidents who ordered my assassination: the Good Lord protected me."

Castro's citing divine intervention on his behalf was most likely just a rhetorical device. Castro was educated at Roman Catholic schools in his youth, but rarely mentions God or religious matters, a rare exception being in 1998, when Pope John Paul II visited Cuba.

Cuba has maintained diplomatic relations with the Vatican since the revolution that came to power in 1959. But the government was officially atheist for several decades until the early 1990s, when the Constitution was changed and believers for the first time were allowed to join the Communist Party.

President Bush's comments and Castro's response came just one day after newly declassified papers were released showing that the CIA recruited a former FBI agent to approach two of America's most-wanted mobsters and gave them poisonous pills meant for Castro during his first year in power.

Contained among hundreds of pages of CIA internal reports collectively known as "the family jewels," the official confirmation of the 1960 plot against Castro was welcomed by communist authorities as more proof of their long-standing claims that the United States wants Castro dead.

The assassination plots, according Castro, are not just a matter of history. In two recent commentaries, the convalescing Cuban leader claims that President Bush has been trying to kill him. He did not provide any details of those alleged plots.

[yobrodrjo]

Fidel Castro has "demonstrated leadership ability" which he has been exercising for 50 years. America has "spiritual wickedness in High Places" which it has also been demonstrating for much longer and there is no end in sight.
The Hebrews to which Jesus was born are a Red Race not Caucasian. Look how America has treated its Red Forebearers also.
A Nation is a group of Souls. Soul groups need food, water, shelter, clothing, land and today also oil. If Cuba was oil-rich an American Flag would have been flying over it many years ago. Since it hasn't the issue has resolved into Balancing Power. Batista's Cuba was a fun place where Cuba made more money off American tourist
than Fidel Castro has ever made for his country.
He needs to "see the Light, and let the good times roll" once again! He and Bush would make good drinking buddies. They have a lot in common, both being dictatorial with Big Egoes.
There were after all lots of ladies and wine even at Jesus' Last Supper.Castro is a Party Pooper.

[randalds]

Posted by singinrick at 10:45 AM : Jun 30, 2007

Still waiting for that lightening strike ricky. Ain't happened yet. Maybe this god of yours is just a really shi*ty shot and keeps missing me? Still so far it seems he's never even come close.

Keep believing the fairy tales ricky. Whatever crutch you need to get through the night. Don't let those Islamic terrorists under your bed get you though!

[toolmangler-2009]

China and Viet Nam while still "communist" are giving way, albeit ever so slowly, to market oriented societies...
Posted by ozilot at 04:19 PM : Jun 29, 2007


It is my feeling that Castro knows Communism is not the answer, but he also knows that if we get hold of him before he dies of natural causes we will try him for crimes against humanity and execute him (not that it will matter much). All he wants to do is stay in power until he passes away. He probably told his brother to open the borders after he was gone.

[agnim]

Castro should have said, 'his daddy will be taken before me'. LOL

[processor2]

CBS Headline:..Castro: God Protected Me From Bush


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What's even funnier, is that liberals in the USA will actually believe this sh*t.

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[kansas1946]

If God protected Casttro from Bush, then God likes Castro a lot more that he likes America. God, please protect USa from Bush.

[agnim]

Castro should have said, 'his daddy will be taken before me'. LOL

[randalds]

Jimmy carter is the single most under-rated president in modern times. by RandalDS

ARE YOU CRAZY, YEAS PEOPLE LOVED HIM, BUT IF WE WOULD HAVE REELECTED HIM THERE WOULD BE NO AMERICA. BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE GAVE IT AWAY, HE WAS TOO MUCH OF LITTLE PUSS TO BE PRESIDENT HE HAD NO BALLS.
Posted by peyton163 at 04:00 PM : Jun 29, 2007

I disagree.

[xzavierbrown]

God is making sure he keeps castro earth bound to feel the suffering of old age. His soul has a lot to learn..and

Posted by RandalDS at 03:37 PM : Jun 29, 2007
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what you need to impeach bush is something that is credible and NOT some allegations..the more those fellow liberals of yours throw those cr appy conspiracy things the more it hurts your cause. It is obvious that those house republicans can and will turn against bush IF THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE TABLE WITH MEAT.

[randalds]

I am going to have to disagree, Castro makes Bush look like jimmy carter.
Posted by peyton163 at 03:23 PM : Jun 29, 2007

Jimmy carter is the single most under-rated president in modern times. History loves him and will be kind to him. Bush is the most disgusting thing that has ever happened in America since it was founded. History will see him as America's Hitler.