A Reason To like Maradonna

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During Bush's trip to Buenos Aires for the Summit of the Americas in 2005. Maradona had learnt of Bush's impending arrival and made a pledge to lead the protests during an interview with Fidel Castro on his La Noche del Diez (The Night of the Number 10) television programme. "In Argentina, there are people who are against Bush being there," he said. "I am the first. He did us a lot of harm. As far as I'm concerned, he is a murderer; he looks down on us and tramples over us. I am going to lead that march along with my daughter."

The Guardian's report from November 5 recalls the protest: "The tone was struck by Maradona, who wore a 'Stop Bush' T-shirt to an anti-Bush 'counter-summit' that drew some 4,000 protesters from around the world and easily eclipsed the official summit in the public's attention. 'I'm proud as an Argentine to repudiate the presence of this human trash, George Bush,' said Maradona."