recently tapped to become the top Republican on the House International Relations Committee, stated "I welcome the opportunity of having anyone assassinate Fidel Castro and any leader who is oppressing the people." A clip of her statement made its way to YouTube where the news media quickly picked up the story. There was a subsequent public questioning of Ros-Lehtinen's morals and suitability for her job. She responded by asserting that the clip was spliced together and that it was taken out of context; but after her account was contested by the film's director, she eventually released a statement, on Christmas Eve, accepting that she had made the remark. She soon apologised and was later elected. See also Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro Fidel Castro References External links 638 ways to kill Castro, The Guardian, 3 August 2006 The Last Revolutionary by Simon Reid-Henry Killing Castro: Plots That Failed - slideshow by Life magazine Fidel Castro TV Series Charts 638 Assassination Attempts by The Guardian TV series documents 638 attempts on Fidel Castro's life - audio reports by BBC News 2006 television films 2006 films Documentary films about Fidel Castro British documentary films 2006 documentary films Documentary films about United States history Cuba–United States relations 2000s English-language films 2000s British films