11 Aug, 2006
Intellectuals Ask U.S not to Interfere in Cuba
Leftist intellectuals and human rights activists from around the world pleaded with the United States on Monday not interfere in Cuba while Fidel Castro recovers from intestinal surgery, and Cuba's parliament speaker warned the U.S. wold face dire consequences if it did.
Many of the 400 signers of the open letter are from Latin America, and numerous Nobel Peace laureates are listed.
"In a few months, we'll have him back with us,"leading Cuban writer Roberto Fernandez Retarmar said. Vice President Carlos Lage, in Bogota to attend the inauguration of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for a second term, said Monday that Castro "continues to be coming along favorably and we are sure that he will recover."