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Kolkata: US President George W. Bush is a "bit of an assassin" but his successor Barack Obama will, hopefully, do a good job, soccer legend Diego Maradona said Saturday.
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"I would like to think of George Bush as a bit of an assassin. I like this change. I welcome this change," Maradona said at his first media conference in India when asked to comment on US president-elect Obama.
The Argentinian legend is on a short visit here.
"I like Obama a lot. I think he will do a good job," Maradona said.
Known for his strong anti-US views, the soccer great has in the past opposed US military operations and spoken out against its policy towards Communist Cuba.
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Speaking about his friendship with Fidel Castro, Cuba's ruler till recently whom he idolises, Maradona said: "I have shared a lot of cigars with him. We have talked about politics and football...he has been a great influence on me."
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