Afghanistan or Arizona? An Atrocious Act By FIDEL CASTRO

[Better Believe It]

January 10, 2011

Afghanistan or Arizona?
An Atrocious Act
By FIDEL CASTRO

Sad news was broadcast this afternoon from the United States: Gabrielle Giffords, Democratic congresswoman for Arizona, was the victim of a criminal attempt while taking part at a political meeting at her electoral district in Tucson. On the other side of the border lies Mexico, the Latin American country to which that territory used to belong when, in an unjust war, more than one half of its area was seized from it.

According to just-arrived news, 18 people were shot and six died, among them a 9-year-old girl and Federal Judge John Roll.

The congresswoman was seriously wounded by a bullet in the head. Doctors were fighting to save her life.

She is married to NASA astronaut Mark Kelly. She was first elected to Congress in 2006 at the age of 36. “She is a supporter of migrant reform, stem cell research and alternative energy”, measures that are hated by the far right.

When her father was asked whether she had any enemies, he replied: "The entire Tea Party”.

It is known that the former US vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 elections and Tea Party leader, Sarah Palin, published on her website, as the aim for supporters of her party, a map of the congressional districts of 20 of the representatives who had backed President Obama’s proposed health reform bill and she had them marked with the viewfinder of a rifle.

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ political opponent was a former Marine who appeared in the electoral campaign with an M-16 in a message which stated: “Help get rid of Gabrielle Giffords...shoot the entire ammo chamber of an M-16 with Jesse Kelly.”

Read the full statement at:

http://www.counterpunch.org/castro01102011.html

[Ikonoklast]

1. Crocodile tears from a man who murdered political opponents.

By the thousands.

And don't tell me they were all war criminals.