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2006-08-07 Caribbean-Latin America

Peaceful succession under way in Cuba: official

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Posted by Sherry 2006-08-07 16:07|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So, Fidel is finally stable?

Posted by Uniger Hupong7602 2006-08-07 17:02|| 2006-08-07 17:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps both Castro brothers look peaceful right now...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-08-07 17:31|| 2006-08-07 17:31|| Front Page Top

#3 I think the olde boy is hanging in there. But the day is not far off when we're going to have one hell of a funeral. I foresee split screen coverage Miami/Habanna. Huge I tells 'ya!

And it being Cuba I'll bet he's put in the floor of the cathedral.

Posted by 6 2006-08-07 17:32|| 2006-08-07 17:32|| Front Page Top

#4 There was a peaceful transition from Papa Doc to Baby Doc in Haiti, too. Didn't last.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-07 18:08|| 2006-08-07 18:08|| Front Page Top

#5 dashing U.S. government expectations of chaos following
Fidel Castro's hand-over of power to his brother Where did the "reporter" geet that tid-bit? Projecting his wishes? I don't recall any US official making a statement wishing for chaos, on the contrary, all I heard was we hope he's dead but chaos would not be anyone's best interest.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-08-07 19:00|| 2006-08-07 19:00|| Front Page Top

#6 It's just poorly written. Parse out that first sentence, and you'll see they are reporting what the Cuban "intellectual" said.

Posted by markawarka 2006-08-07 20:04|| 2006-08-07 20:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Dopey me.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2006-08-07 20:27|| 2006-08-07 20:27|| Front Page Top

#8 DB, You were actually correct. The reporter is projecting, by using the term 'leading Cuban intellectual'. The quoted comment is also projection, just not of the reporter.

The fact that this government type brought it up probably means the Cuban government is very worried. Succession post Soviet-style has not been a successful process. North Korea and Belyorussia excepted.

'Leading Cuban intellectual' is an oxymoron.

Posted by john">john 2006-08-07 20:54|| 2006-08-07 20:54|| Front Page Top

#9 So, Fidel is finally stable?

Not so fast there! He has some decomposing to do.

Posted by gorb 2006-08-07 21:48|| 2006-08-07 21:48|| Front Page Top

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