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Latin American Herald Tribune - Cuban President Visits Ground Zero in NY, Blames Capitalism for 9/11 AttacksHAVANA – Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel visited on Saturday the September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, where he blamed capitalism and imperialism for the terrorist attacks 17 years ago on the financial heart of the city.Diaz-Canel, 58, on a visit to the US metropolis since last Sunday to take part in the UN General Assembly held this week, defined the memorial located in the so-called Ground Zero as “overwhelming, full of symbolism,†Havana state media reported.The leader, who came to power last April replacing Raul Castro, told the Cuban press that his visit to the site of the September 11, 2001 attack was a “tribute†to the almost 3,000 victims of the massacre “and also an expression of the island’s rejection of terrorism and also of its causes.â€Those causes, according to Diaz-Canel, are “the domination and expansionist ambitions of capitalism that foment so much resentment and hate,†as well as “imperialist domination and the way some people behave,†Cuban state media reported.Read more at: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2466265&CategoryId=14510