Republican Lawmaker Denies Castro Assassination Quote

[Jcrowley]

Miami congresswoman says video calling for Fidel Castro's assassination a 'twisted' fake

The Associated Press
Posted December 10 2006, 1:32 PM EST
 
MIAMI -- A congresswoman who appears in a video clip calling for Fidel Castro's assassination says the footage is fake, though she adds she would herald the Cuban leader's death.

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, who was recently tapped to become the top Republican on the House International Relations Committee, appears in the 28-second clip being circulated on the Internet by the makers of a new British documentary, "638 Ways to Kill Castro." In it, she says: "I welcome the opportunity of having anyone assassinate Fidel Castro and any leader who is oppressing the people."

But the Havana-born lawmaker claims the filmmakers spliced clips together to get the sound bite.

"It's twisted in a way that gives the viewer a totally wrong impression," Ros-Lehtinen told The Miami Herald. "I've said the community has moved on, that those strategies are not being used today, but apparently the filmmakers think we're still in a '60s mentality."

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-1210castro,0,3132309.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Is a US congresswoman really inciting murder? Check out the clip of her here:

http://www.638waystokillcastro.com/