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| Castro’s Health Declining? |
| 2004-01-14 |
| Ethel! Another pin for my doll! Weeks after meeting with Fidel Castro during a vacation in Cuba, Bogota’s mayor said Wednesday the 77-year-old Cuban leader’s "He only talked for two hours straight!" Rumors about Castro’s health circulate regularly, especially in the Cuban exile community. But he has not had any known serious illnesses and remains energetic for a man his age, recently speaking for eight hours at a meeting of Cuba’s parliament. Wonder if the MP’s considered euthanasia? Garzon, who met with Castro in December before taking office Jan. 1, said Cuba has made significant advances in the fields of education and health but that he was disappointed with the revolution there. "One expects debate ... but in Cuba, everything is driven and controlled by one party," Garzon said. "That’s not right. I have always said there should be no dictatorships, neither from the left nor the right." Sensible man. Castro has been in power for 45 years, making him the world’s longest-ruling |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #4 possibly an anthrax-powder- filled enveope? sign it: "with love, Mohammad Atta" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-1-14 9:35:26 PM |
| #3 Oh, no! Should I send a card? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-1-14 9:32:15 PM |
| #2 Humm, I think this blog needs a Dead Pool, or should we use the futures market for that? |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-1-14 4:30:53 PM |
| #1 Wonder if the MP’s considered euthanasia? For him, or for themselves? |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2004-1-14 12:10:22 PM |