Castro orders review of Cuba's military recruitment
Monday, July 12, 2004
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Cuban President Fidel
Castro has ordered a review of the Communist-ruled island's military
recruitment practices following a drop in young recruits and amid the "real
possibility" of foreign assault, the government announced Friday.
The decades-long ruler of this Caribbean island some 90 miles off the coast of
Florida and a longtime bogeyman of US presidents, has ordered a government
commission to draw up new recruitment proposals.
"International tensions have risen against our country, underlining the real
possibility of an armed aggression," the government statement said.
Castro on numerous occasions has accused the United States of preparing to
invade his country.
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