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Castro Says Government Will Respond To Varela Petition In Time
Fidel Castro, in a rare public comment, said Cuba will answer the Varela Project organizers in due course after they submitted over 11,000 signatures seeking a referendum on civil liberties. He defended Cuba’s literacy and rejected changing the constitution while noting rights to petition exist. Walters pressed for more democracy but Castro argued freedom is limited where illiteracy is high.
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