Castro Appears, Warns of Nuclear War (against Iran)

[unhappycamper]

Castro Appears, Warns of Nuclear War
July 17, 2010
Associated Press

HAVANA -- Fidel Castro took questions from Cuban ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry on Friday and warned them of the threat of global nuclear war in his most overtly political public act since re-emerging from four years of near total seclusion.

It was the revolutionary leader's fifth appearance in less than a week, and the first in which he met with senior government officials. The sudden media blitz has many observers wondering if the 83-year-old former president plans to reinsert himself into Cuba's political scene at a particularly sensitive time. The government - now run by his brother Raul - is in the midst of freeing dozens of political prisoners, faces a severe economic malaise and has been cracking down on high-level corruption.

Castro has so far stayed clear of discussing national issues that would be in his brother's domain, focusing instead on his apocalyptic theory that war is imminent pitting the United States and Israel against Iran.

"When something like this (nuclear war) begins, all the responses are preprogramed," Castro warned. "It is only a question of seconds."

With Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez at his side, the former president took questions for more than 90 minutes from Cuba's ambassador corps, who were assembled in Havana for a regularly scheduled meeting. A taped broadcast of the session went out on national television Friday evening, and an article about the encounter was posted on the government-run Cubadebate website.

[leveymg]

1. Fidel knows a thing or two about these sorts of crises.

We dodged the bullet of nuclear war in '62, and may not be so fortunate the next time.

[conspirator]

2. I do believe this will happen. And the fact governments are doing nothing to stop the economic chaos

makes one suspect it's just to keep the general population worried about food in the table rather than confront the elite on the wars.