Official: US lacks moral authority to judge Cuba

Official: US lacks moral authority to judge Cuba
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 15, 2010; 9:07 PM

HAVANA -- A top Cuban official criticized Washington's decision to applaud the release of an ill political prisoner, saying it has no moral authority to judge the communist-run island.

Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, director of the Cuban Foreign Ministry's North American affairs office, told The Associated Press late Tuesday that "Cuba doesn't recognize any authority by the State Department or its spokesman to pass judgments on internal matters."

She added that "moreover, the United States doesn't have moral authority to give lessons to anyone."

Vidal Ferreiro's comments came a day after U.S. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. views the Saturday release of Ariel Sigler as "a positive development."

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