(Elje flnrtlanò (Db«erucr___________________________ PageAs lune25.2003 Miami DJs Play Prank on Castro DJs called unethical by Venezuelan Embassy spokesman (AP) — Two radio show hosts who duped Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez into believing he was speaking by phone with Cuban Presi dent Fidel Castro now claim to have simi larly tricked C astro. A recording provided by the Cu ban-American radio announcers has a man they say is Castro responding for about four minutes Tuesday to snippets o f a tape recording o f Chavez, a Castro friend. He catches on to the prank after he is called an assassin and the conver sation disintegrates into him de nouncing the caller with a stream o f obscenities. The call was played on M iam i’s W XDJ-FM onJune 17 with disc jock eys Joe Ferrero and Enrique Santos, the same announcers w ho called Chavez in a crank phone call in Janu Cuba President Fidel Castro smoking his trademark cigar. ary. “This was a big, big fish that we were trying to get," Ferrero said. “Castro really has his people well- trained to avoid these kind o f situa tions, but we were able to persuade all these people.” Venezuelan Embassy spokesman Andres Izarra said he hadn’t heard the recording and couldn’t confirm whether the DJs actually got through to Castro. Regardless, “it’s another prank by these people who are very irrespon sible and unethical,” he said. “We totally reject these types o f jokes.” Cuba Takes Anti-European Action Corpus Christi Holiday Celebrated A devil dancer holds his mask while listening to Mass outside a Venezuela church in San Francisco de Yare, about 28 miles south o f Caracas, Thursday. 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Havana says was used to nurture the Cuban officials say it has main opposition. tained a program o f activities unre The action came two days after lated to its original function, in open Castro led hundreds o f thousands o f challenge ofC uban laws and institu people on marches outside the Span ish and Italian embassies in the capi that it would review its relations with tions. “Under Cuban administration, the tal to protest European alignment the island after a crackdown on the with U.S. policies supporting pro opposition and the firing-squad ex center will be completely dedicated ecutions o f three men who tried to to promote the best values o f the democracy dissidents. Spanish culture in our country,” a Havana was responding to the hijack a ferry to South Florida. An accord signed by both coun- statement from the government said. European U nion's announcem ent Cuban officials say [Spain] has maintained a program o f activities unrelated to its original function... 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