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| Internet chat 'dupes Castro son' | Internet chat 'dupes Castro son' |
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| A Cuban exile blogger from Miami says he used a female internet alter ego to gain access to a member of the usually impervious family of Fidel Castro. | A Cuban exile blogger from Miami says he used a female internet alter ego to gain access to a member of the usually impervious family of Fidel Castro. |
| Luis Dominguez said he used the character to begin an online relationship with 40-year-old Antonio, the son of ex-leader Mr Castro. | Luis Dominguez said he used the character to begin an online relationship with 40-year-old Antonio, the son of ex-leader Mr Castro. |
| He refused to apologise for the deception, saying he wanted to show the "opulent lifestyles" of the Castros. | He refused to apologise for the deception, saying he wanted to show the "opulent lifestyles" of the Castros. |
| Cuban authorities have made no comment regarding the online chats. | Cuban authorities have made no comment regarding the online chats. |
| Daily life | Daily life |
| Many internet users have engaged in a series of flirtatious chats only to find the person they have met online is not who they say they are. | Many internet users have engaged in a series of flirtatious chats only to find the person they have met online is not who they say they are. |
| I use whatever tools I have to be able to get back at these people Luis Dominguez | |
| As anyone who covers Cuban politics and the Castro family knows, gaining access of any sort is far from easy. | As anyone who covers Cuban politics and the Castro family knows, gaining access of any sort is far from easy. |
| The Castro family has had a massive security cordon around it for decades - in large part due to the many attempts to remove the island's communist government from power. | The Castro family has had a massive security cordon around it for decades - in large part due to the many attempts to remove the island's communist government from power. |
| ONLINE ROMANCE? tonycsport: Hi | |
| claudiacartagena82: Hi, sorry I know you wrote me last night | |
| tonycsport: Yes | |
| claudiacartagena82: But I wasn't at the computer. I saw it this morning. Did you get my picture in your email? | |
| tonycsport: Yes, I'm looking at it. You sent the same picture twice | |
| claudiacartagena82: Yeah but bigger | |
| tonycsport: Yes, it's true | |
| claudiacartagena82: I don't have that many photographs in this computer. I'll have to look for some more. The ones I have here are from a wedding | |
| tonycsport: Well, as long as it wasn't you who got married hehehe | |
| claudiacartagena82: No it was a friend's wedding. I'm single. It's because I work so much here, and in Colombia men are macho and I don't like that. I spend so much time searching for information and reading | |
| tonycsport: Hehehe, very good. You know, I don't see myself as macho | |
| claudiacartagena82: Tell me about yourself, are you single? | |
| tonycsport: Yes | |
| claudiacartagena82: Aa-ha | |
| Extract translated from the original Spanish | |
| Mr Dominguez used Antonio Castro's alleged weakness for young women and sports. | Mr Dominguez used Antonio Castro's alleged weakness for young women and sports. |
| Mr Dominguez created Claudia, a 27-year-old Colombian sports journalist. | Mr Dominguez created Claudia, a 27-year-old Colombian sports journalist. |
| Claudia made contact with Antonio and they chatted on and off for an eight-month period. | Claudia made contact with Antonio and they chatted on and off for an eight-month period. |
| Antonio shared details of his daily life in Cuba and his trips around the world with his uncle Raul, the Cuban president, but did not reveal any state secrets. | Antonio shared details of his daily life in Cuba and his trips around the world with his uncle Raul, the Cuban president, but did not reveal any state secrets. |
| However, Mr Dominguez says that by showing what he describes as the opulent lifestyles the Castros live in a communist country like Cuba he has achieved his aim. | However, Mr Dominguez says that by showing what he describes as the opulent lifestyles the Castros live in a communist country like Cuba he has achieved his aim. |
| Mr Dominguez has published pictures and documents of his chats with the younger Mr Castro on his blog. | Mr Dominguez has published pictures and documents of his chats with the younger Mr Castro on his blog. |
| He refuses to apologise for violating Antonio Castro's privacy. | He refuses to apologise for violating Antonio Castro's privacy. |
| "I'm a Cuban and I'm a Cuban American and I have not been able to go back to my country since 1971 when I left. | "I'm a Cuban and I'm a Cuban American and I have not been able to go back to my country since 1971 when I left. |
| "I use whatever tools I have to be able to get back at these people. In Cuba people are put in prison for no reason at all. Their rights are violated... So, why can't I do the same thing to them? I have no remorse whatsoever." | "I use whatever tools I have to be able to get back at these people. In Cuba people are put in prison for no reason at all. Their rights are violated... So, why can't I do the same thing to them? I have no remorse whatsoever." |
| The Cuban authorities have made no comment about the chats, but Claudia says the relationship has gone cold. | The Cuban authorities have made no comment about the chats, but Claudia says the relationship has gone cold. |