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2007-01-18 Caribbean-Latin America

Castro reportedly did not want colostomy

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It took way too long, but his pride did finally kill him.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-01-18 00:23|| 2007-01-18 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 I knew a prostitute that had a colostomy. SHe made a little money on the side.

Posted by Penguin 2007-01-18 02:37|| 2007-01-18 02:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Reminds me of those myriad attempts to keep Spanish dictator and US Cold War ally Francisco Franco alive during the 1970's. Don't think even Fidel wants to go out under these auspices.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-18 03:43|| 2007-01-18 03:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks, Doc, for your professional comments.

Posted by GK 2007-01-18 04:17|| 2007-01-18 04:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Dr Steve, Michael Fumento had the same problem in Fallujah 2005.
he says his case was way painful, i don't think he even had peritonitis.

Castro has/had it prob eh. [like being gut shot]

Posted by RD 2007-01-18 05:11|| 2007-01-18 05:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Thanks enlightened one , shame i started reading it over a bacon and egg butty ..

On a side note , I have Krohns Disease , and its bloody painful at times , though 98% of time im fine . I can only say I wish him every bit of pain

Posted by MacNails 2007-01-18 05:17|| 2007-01-18 05:17|| Front Page Top

"Mr. Castro is perfectly healthy! Rumors of any diverticulae anywhere near his colon are baseless! Sorry, I gotta run!"

Posted by gorb 2007-01-18 05:20|| 2007-01-18 05:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Anyone want to bet on when they announce he's "stable"?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2007-01-18 05:45|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-01-18 05:45|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm actually hoping he hangs on for a good long time, now.

Hang in there, Fidel! You can take the pain! Having increasingly large numbers of people doing increasingly painful and degrading things to your bunghole is small sacrifice for la revolucion.

Hahahahahaha!

Posted by Fred 2007-01-18 09:16|| 2007-01-18 09:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Joseph Mendiola says:

Reminds me of those myriad attempts to keep Spanish dictator and US Cold War ally Francisco Franco alive during the 1970's.

Joseph I never thought you would fall for this kind of cheap leftist propaganda.

What happenned was:

Franco fell ill just a few weeks before the due replacement of the head of the "Council of the Kingdom". This posiion allowed to block any move made by Franco's successor to change the regime. Now if Franco died before the replacement then the new Council's head would be appointed by the King, if Franco xwas still alive then he would be appointed either by Franco or in case he wasn't able by the Franquist Prime Minister Aria Navarro or by the Franquist Party (don't remember). That was reason for keeping him alive so long.

At the end Franco died conveniently soon enough, so the King nominated his man and with his help started the dismantling of franquism.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-01-18 10:06|| 2007-01-18 10:06|| Front Page Top

#11 Experts say it's possible Castro and his surgeons went for the riskier procedure to spare him the indignity of being temporarily attached to a colostomy bag for waste removal.

The most important thing to remember, Fidel is to match the bag to your belt and shoes.

Accessorize,Accessorize,Accessorize

Posted by Pradas Devil 2007-01-18 11:21|| 2007-01-18 11:21|| Front Page Top

#12 El Jefe did not want to be reduced to a mere bagman before his exit.

Posted by SpecOp35 2007-01-18 11:22|| 2007-01-18 11:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Pride goeth before the rapid peritonitis and abscess formation.

Posted by Mike 2007-01-18 11:55|| 2007-01-18 11:55|| Front Page Top

#14 CNN: Surgeon disputes El Pais report, says Castro improving

Okay. I think we can start the countdown clock...

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-18 12:31|| 2007-01-18 12:31|| Front Page Top

#15 Castro reportedly did not want colostomy

You know what they say: sh*t happens.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-01-18 14:44|| 2007-01-18 14:44|| Front Page Top

#16 Castro recovery slow: Chavez

So slow, you can't even notice it.

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-18 14:54|| 2007-01-18 14:54|| Front Page Top

#17 ccording to my information, there is even some progressive improvement

In My book, "improvement" means he's closer to dead.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-01-18 20:48|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-01-18 20:48|| Front Page Top

#18 Progressive improvement? What, he got a better auto insurance quote from that company?

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