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Jimmy Carter questions Cuba terror claims
Former President Jimmy Carter found himself in a debate on democracy with Cuban leader Fidel Castro, after he ignited an uproar at home by saying U.S. officials told him they had no evidence Cuba was involved in developing weapons of mass destruction.

Carter's statement, made Monday during a tour of Cuba's premier biotechnology lab, seemed to contradict assertions made last week by a top State Department official who said Cuba has conducted research on biological weapons and shared it with other countries.

"I asked them specifically, on more than on occasion, 'Is there any evidence that Cuba has been involved in sharing any information to any other country on Earth that could be used for terrorist purposes?'" Carter said. "The answer from our experts on intelligence was 'no.'"

Bush administration officials stood by Undersecretary of State John Bolton's earlier remarks that he believed Cuba had "provided dual-use biotechnology to other rogue states." Secretary of State Colin Powell noted that it was not a new statement by the Bush administration.
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