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2006-08-02 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Fred 2006-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He's never been stable...

Posted by imoyaro 2006-08-02 01:38|| 2006-08-02 01:38|| Front Page Top

#2 "Generalissimo Francisco Franco said that he is closely following all developments..."

Posted by PBMcL 2006-08-02 01:59|| 2006-08-02 01:59|| Front Page Top

#3 "I'm not dead yet!"

Posted by Chavigum Shusing6264 2006-08-02 02:37|| 2006-08-02 02:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Stable like Arafat?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-08-02 07:24|| 2006-08-02 07:24|| Front Page Top

#5 We'll all be happy when he's "stable" on the stainless steel table.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-02 07:29|| 2006-08-02 07:29|| Front Page Top

#6 ...Let me point something out - as much as I'd like to see El Commandante assume room temperature, the fact is that the majority of the Cuban people still dislike the US more than they dislike Castro. Yes, there are many people who want to leave Cuba, and they should be welcomed. Unfortunately, there's still a lot of Cubans around who remember the Bad Old Days under Batista (which the population THEN blamed on us), and a lot of Cubans believe the propaganda Fidel has been spewing all these years. US Government policy and statements on Cuba for the last 40-something years has been based in great measure on the beliefs of (and political support from) Cuban exile leaders who say that one good push will bring it down, or Castro's death will be the signal for la segunda revolución - but that's not really likely to happen, at least not this time. More likely is after Raul takes power, a quiet struggle will develop between the Party faithful and the military as to who takes over when Raul shuffles off this mortal coil.
All of the above, BTW, comes from a good friend who spent 7 years in Cuba as a missionary before ALL missionaries were expelled a couple years back. (Castro and the Party have been quietly pushing Santeria as an alternative to Christianity.) Don't remember hearing about it? Don't feel bad, it didn't even make a ripple in the MSM. After all, their buddy Fidel MUST have had a good reason for throwing them out, so why make it hard on him? My friend mentioned a conversation he had with a Cuban militiaman who said that El Commandante assured them that the world stood beside them in expelling the missionaries - and bueno, it must be true, not a single news story anywhere.
We will see a state funeral unlike any since the death of Mao, and the tears will be sincere and real...and life in the Socialist Paradise will go on. Sad, depressing, but true.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-08-02 07:55|| 2006-08-02 07:55|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm feeling better, I think I'll go for a walk ...

Posted by Fidel 2006-08-02 09:55|| 2006-08-02 09:55|| Front Page Top

#8 the fact is that the majority of the Cuban people still dislike the US more than they dislike Castro

Who cares?

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-08-02 11:39|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-08-02 11:39|| Front Page Top

#9 The country is prepared for its defense, he said, apparently to assure Cubans the island was safe from potential U.S. attack.

Yeah, right. Having delusions of grandeur again are we Fidel?

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-02 11:58|| 2006-08-02 11:58|| Front Page Top

#10 the fact is that the majority of the Cuban people still dislike the US more than they dislike Castro

The Cuban feelings towards the U.S. are irrelevant. What's relevant is their feelings on the gap between what their lives are and what their lives could be with a different government.

Cubans may be as happy and content as the media portrays them. Or they could be yearning for a lot more, as indicated by the hundreds of thousands that take to boats and rafts whenever the government communicates that it will hold its fire for a week.

Posted by DoDo 2006-08-02 12:03|| 2006-08-02 12:03|| Front Page Top

#11 "the fact is that the majority of the Cuban people still dislike the US more than they dislike Castro"

Why? Do they all read the NYT?

Posted by Iblis">Iblis 2006-08-02 13:13|| 2006-08-02 13:13|| Front Page Top

#12 That deserves a rimshot iblis!

Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-08-02 13:39|| 2006-08-02 13:39|| Front Page Top

#13 "Castro Says He's Stable After Surgery"

Great news! He was never stable before....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-08-02 14:17|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-08-02 14:17|| Front Page Top

#14 You're not fooling anyone. you know. You'll be stone dead in a minute.

Posted by Raul">Raul 2006-08-02 15:59|| 2006-08-02 15:59|| Front Page Top

#15 And when he kicks the bucket, in comes his brother for another round of repression.

The more things change,....

Posted by Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-02 18:25|| http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp]">[http://www.michaelcalderonscall.com/HomePage.asp] 2006-08-02 18:25|| Front Page Top

#16 "meet the 75 yr old boss, same as the old boss"

/apologies to the WHO

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-08-02 19:34|| 2006-08-02 19:34|| Front Page Top

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