U.S. Official: Castro 'Playing With Fire'

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Noriega makes the remark: "Those that continue in destabilizing democratically elected governments, interfering in the internal affairs of other governments, are playing with fire,".

Does this moron have a clue about his own history? Convenient amnesia about Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, etc, etc, etc. More of the "do as we say not as we do" rhetoric by the gunslinging Bushistas--a more dangerous group of terrorists we will never see.

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NEW YORK - The U.S. administration's point man on Latin America accused Fidel Castro (news - web sites) on Tuesday of promoting "provocative" policies to destabilize democratic governments and warned the Cuban leader he was "playing with fire."

Roger Noriega, assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, also singled out Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, calling on him to observe the rule of law in the run-up to a possible referendum on his presidency.

Speaking at a news conference following a speech at the Council of the Americas, Noriega accused Castro, whom he called "a broken-down, old dictator who doesn't cast much of a shadow," of sowing unrest in some countries in the region. He did not identify the countries.

"It should be very clear to Fidel Castro that his actions have caught the attention of Latin America leaders and that his actions to destabilize Latin America are increasingly provocative to the inter-American community," Noriega said.

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