US slams Raul Castro 'imposition'

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THE US today for the first time criticised the "imposition" of Raul Castro as communist interim leader of Cuba, following President Fidel Castro's surgery.

"The imposition of Raul Castro denies the Cuban people of their right to freely elect their government," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said, three days after Fidel Castro, a US enemy for decades, ceded power to his number two in the Americas' only communist regime.

"We are ready to help Cuba through a democratic transition and are prepared to rapidly provide substantial humanitarian relief to support a genuine transition," Mr McCormack said.

"The Cuban people can know that they have no greater friend than America and they can count on our support through the process of transformation to their democratic future.".

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20014636-1702,00.html

[bahrbearian]

1. If we were truly friends, then why the Embargo ?

[no_hypocrisy]

2. You mean like the imposition of Vice President Dick Cheney

denies the American people of their right to freely elect their government?

[QuestionAll...]

I can't believe one fricken thing the US 'they' say... nt/

[CottonBear]

3. CottonBear slams SCOTUS imposition of BushCo on the USA.

Clue for Mr. McCormack: Fidel Castro isn't dead, he ceded power temporarily and Cuba isn't property of the US.

[Scurrilous]

4. The nerve of that dictator...

...trying to impose his brother as the new leader.

[Mist]

5. He should be "imposed" the American way, with Diebold! nt

[mcscajun]

6. Pot, meet Kettle.

The ultimate NERVE of these people!

[Metta]

7. Hypocrites. We don't have freely elected officials here.

" no greater friend," how can they utter that without throwing up.

[gula]

8. If this is true they are possitively screwed

"The Cuban people can know that they have no greater friend than America and they can count on our support through the process of transformation to their democratic future.".

For clarity'ssake: AMERICA = USA