That's Raul playing a very soggy 1 sacker.
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| 2006-08-03 | |
| MIAMI, Aug. 2, 2006 — On the streets of Cuba today there is a mystery — where's the boss? Since Raul Castro officially became Cuba's interim president Monday, filling in for his ailing brother, Fidel Castro, no one has seen him. "He should have appeared by now," said bookseller Rolando Anderson. No one has seen Fidel Castro either, whose health has been failing in public for several years. The leader's signature now appears on a statement saying, "I am in good spirits." But for security reasons his true condition remains a state secret. But why is the new interim president keeping his own whereabouts a state secret? "In the next few days, he should step forward and let people see him. Otherwise there will be all kinds of speculation," said Wayne Smith the former chief U.S. diplomat to Havana. In Miami, the news of Fidel Castro's improving help has dampened the celebrations that surged through Little Havana when the Cuban president's illness was announced. The parties have been replaced by a new preoccupation — conspiracy theories. Questions are swirling about whether Castro's signature might have been forged, or if a power struggle is under way. "It's always been a conspiracy. They'll tell you one thing and do another," said Cuban-American Armando Villasuso. Clearly something is going on in Cuba. Some day we will know what it means.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #11 his brother is actually much smaller than Fidel, and in this pic, Fidel caught him in his glove while playing pickle. IMHO |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-08-03 20:05 |
| #10 He's busy packing his bags, fueling the jet, and scraping up the cash (hard currency, por favor) to buy a sweet little penthouse in Caracas. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-08-03 18:56 |
| #9 Wait, No, I think that's Fiedel holding his brother the runner on. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-03 17:30 |
| #8 The Revolution Will Not Be Rained Out! That's Raul playing a very soggy 1 sacker. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-03 17:27 |
| #7 Where's Waldo? |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-08-03 16:51 |
| #6 RAUL: Here's one. CART MASTER: Nine Pesos. FIDEL: I'm not dead! CART MASTER: What? RAUL: Nothing. Here's your nine Pesos. FIDEL: I'm not dead! CART MASTER:'Ere. He says he's not dead! RAUL: Yes, he is. FIDEL: I'm not! CART MASTER: He isn't? RAUL: Well, he will be soon. He's very ill. FIDEL: I'm getting better! RAUL: No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment. CART MASTER: Oh, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations. FIDEL: I don't want to go on the cart! RAUL: Oh, don't be such a baby. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-03 14:58 |
| #5 1. Raul was injured in the same attack as Fidel, they thought he was okay but had complications. 2. Raul was going to take power but a General killed him first and now there is a power-play going on. 3. Raul is still taking instructions from his long-winded brother on how to run the government. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2006-08-03 14:46 |
| #4 1. Raul knows better than to upstage Fidel. 2. Raul would make a great target right about now. 3. Better to keep the masses and the CIA guessing than to risk unrest. Fidel might have difficulty escaping a mob right now. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-08-03 12:31 |
| #3 Hugo summoned Raul for, ahem, consulations. Cuba will henceforth be a Venezuela's Puerto Rico. |
| Posted by: Evil Elvis 2006-08-03 12:05 |
| #2 what noise do doves make? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2006-08-03 12:03 |
| #1 6. Suha Arafat screaming outside the door to Fidel's hospital room. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-03 11:32 |