tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-333072842024-02-03T11:03:22.051-08:00SAFFOS ... talks and gossips with real people in a virtual world....Interviews and talks with famous (and not) people around the world.....saffoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782064667201236268noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33307284.post-1156678937255261552006-08-26T15:31:00.000-07:002008-01-23T14:00:11.755-08:00Talking to Fidel Castro in 2006=<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjqwL3vuHJRGOc-MjBjMb_uwVXZh0hgSpCc4KBfwoMLmwvLhoKioATw4ny3RqJQkXjKnZxG-D7jiqaBCf-Zsa0zBE_UQyZrmUaQX328oZceM90svmP4F6Z3T3PWOHKzWnEbP8UQ/s1600-h/primopiano_fidel_castro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033049844187122338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjqwL3vuHJRGOc-MjBjMb_uwVXZh0hgSpCc4KBfwoMLmwvLhoKioATw4ny3RqJQkXjKnZxG-D7jiqaBCf-Zsa0zBE_UQyZrmUaQX328oZceM90svmP4F6Z3T3PWOHKzWnEbP8UQ/s200/primopiano_fidel_castro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)">Here a recent interview I had with the Cuban Leader Fidel Castro</span>: (winter 2006 - translated from Spanish )</span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">How would you like to be addressed since that you have so many titles?</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I am the President of the Council of Ministers and State and the Chief Commander of the Cuban Military so you can address me as "Comandante"or "Presidente".</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Comandante, now you're no longer a spring chicken, have you ever thought of giving up your power to your Deputy or some one younger?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Non sense, the day I'll give up my command is the day I die and I can guarantee you that I will be here for long time to come... ( grins )</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>You have a very</strong><strong> good friendship with Diego Maradona?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Yes he is a very nice man, one of my best friends.... believe it or not.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Some people say that you have no friends at all, ennemies only...is it true?</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">You and your sources are obviously incorrect. I have million of friends all over the world, of course in my position I have also few ennemies, don't you think that's normal ?</span><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">Some of your most famous ennemies being Che Guevara and General Ochoa !</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">What happened ?</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>I am asking you what happened </strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Well everyone knows that the great Che was executed in Bolivia, mistake or not we'll never know.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">General Ochoa was one of the best Cuban of all times until he dirtied is hands with Blood and Cocaine while his troops, our troops, were fighting to save the Angolan people from dicatorship. He was regularly judged and sentenced to death according to our constitution, so I do not see the point of your question ? </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>My point is, was he or not your scapegoat?</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Scapegoat for what?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Everyone knows that Cuba has long been a bridge for the cocaine traffic</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Do you have any evidence of your allegation? ( he laughs )</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Not me personally but the American Government do</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Yeah keep believeng the terrorist mafia of Washington and you will have no bright future</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Is it a warning or a threat?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">I never threaten people, no-one so just take it as a warning for your own sake</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>Thank you Comandante, will consider your words as a personal life treasury</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">They ( USA ) are responsible for most of the wars in our century and they also control the global drug trade, criminals...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>You do not like homosexuals, is it true ?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">They are the ruin of our society and it is against nature to be attracted by the same sex, eventhough we are in 2006 and the world is changed [in worse] I still adehere to my 'healthy' principals.And what the hell with this question ? Ask me something intelligent..! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><strong>My questions are always intelligent and related to the topic...Comandante.</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">If you say so.</span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153)">The full 'uncut' version of this blog will be back soon.</span></strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153);font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >THANK YOU FOR VISITING US<br /><br />© saffos 2006-2008<br /></span></strong></div></div>saffoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06782064667201236268noreply@blogger.com