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Maradona tells Cuba he'll lead anti-Bush march
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-28 15:49
HAVANA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Argentine soccer hero Diego Maradona promised
Cuban President Fidel Castro on Thursday he would be at the front of an
anti-Bush march in Argentina next week.
Diego Maradona (L) and Cuban President Fidel
Castro smile after appearing together on a live television broadcast in
Havana, October 27, 2005. Maradona was in Havana to interview Castro for
his weekly television show in Argentina and promised President Castro he
would be at the front of an anti-Bush march in Argentina next week.
[Reuters] | U.S. President George W. Bush will
attend a summit of leaders from all countries from the Americas -- except Cuba
-- in Mar del Plata, Argentina, November 4-5.
"I think Bush is a murderer. ... I'm going to head the march against him
stepping foot on Argentine soil," Maradona said, appearing on Cuban television
with Castro.
"I promised the 'Comandante' that I would do it and I will," the 44-year-old
football legend said, referring to Castro.
"For me he is a god," Maradona said of the 79-year-old left-wing Cuban
leader, whom he considers a friend and a father figure who helped him kick
drugs.
Maradona was in Havana to interview Castro for his weekly television show in
Argentina, which has brought the fallen star back to the limelight after years
battling cocaine addiction.
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