[El Universal] Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro warned that the liquidation of President Hugo Chavez would lead to "bloody festivities" in Venezuela as the massive riots that followed the liquidation in Bogota of Colombian candidate Jorge Eliécer Gaitan (known as El Bogotazo). Therefore, any move by the United States in this regard would be a "stupid" thing to do, Castro said, as reported by local newspapers."I do not think that the United States is cherishing such a stupid thing as encouraging the murder of Chavez, because it would be like a burning Bogota," said the former Cuban president during a meeting with a group of Latin American scholars on Wednesday. Castro's remarks were quoted on Friday in Granma, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party, AFP reported.
In an article published on Friday, Castro also criticized a meeting held last week by conservative groups at the US Congress.
Fidel Castro's warning was related to Chavez's accusations about a USD 100 million plot to kill him. "Chavez knows what to do," the former Cuban president said, referring to the speech delivered by the Venezuelan president on Thursday at the Venezuelan National Assembly. Chavez asked politicians to pass laws punishing opposition actions.