Cuba government denounces new U.S. proposals (Bush proposals)

Posted on Fri, May. 07, 2004

Cuba government denounces new U.S. proposals

By JOHN RICE
Associated Press Writer


HAVANA - (AP) -- Cuba's government denounced new U.S. recommendations meant to replace communism here as ''maniacal and crazed'' and said Friday the proposals would punish Cubans in the United States as well as those on the island.
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In the typically strident tone of Cuban statements about U.S. government policies, it referred at one point to U.S. President George W. Bush as ''the fuhrer'' and said the report was the ``drooling of a maniacal and crazed transition program for Cuba by a fraudulently elected present.''

The report, it said, ''could not contain more lies, rancor, frustration and intervention in the internal affairs of a country,'' though it gave readers a detailed breakdown of the recommendations.
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While Cuba has recently changed rules to make family visits easier, the report said, ''the government of the United States is multiplying obstacles'' by limiting family visits to one every three years instead of once a year.
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