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Carter clears Castro. (Correction, Please!).(biological warfare research in Cuba)(Brief Article)

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| June 17, 2002 | Hoar, William P. | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ITEM: Former President Jimmy Carter, visiting Cuba, denied that Havana was trying to develop or transfer weapons of mass destruction. Carter said MSNBC on May 13th, "also suggested the claim, made by a top State Department official [John Bolton], was timed to coincide with his landmark trip to Cuba."

CORRECTION: Bolton's remarks on Cuba were hardly unique. Back in March, Carl Ford Jr., assistant secretary of state for intelligence and research, told a congressional panel that Cuba has an "offensive biological warfare research and development project." Havana, said Ford, has "provided dual-use biotechnology to rogue states."

Bolton himself noted that President Clinton's Defense Secretary William Cohen in 1998 had publicly expressed concern for "Cuba's potential to develop and produce biological agents, given its biological infrastructure...."

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