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Castro too weak to address Cuban nation in public



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Published Date: 17 January 2008
CUBAN leader Fidel Castro revealed yesterday he is not strong enough to speak in public, more than 17 months after stomach surgery forced him to hand over power to his brother, Raul.
Castro's long illness – he last appeared in public on 26 July, 2006 – has raised speculation about his possible retirement when Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly, sits in March.

"I am not physically able to speak directly to the citizens of the municipality where I was nominated for our elections next Sunday," Castro said in an essay published by Cuba's state-run newspapers.

The 81-year-old leader looked frail but cheerful in photographs of a meeting he had on Tuesday with the Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Castro wore the tracksuit top he has used during his long convalescence.



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  • Last Updated: 16 January 2008 10:06 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Cuba
 
1

Rosie's Opinion,

USA 17/01/2008 00:01:50
What a pitty... :)
2

Scullion,

Canada 17/01/2008 01:24:30
A giant of the 20th century, who was praised even by Harry Truman, is preparing to shuffle off his mortal coil.
3

GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta,.California ..a captured Mexican territor 17/01/2008 03:59:52
CASTRO a leader who has stood the test of 40+ years of non-stop aggression against Cuba, by my country the US.

Sometimes its hard to be an American.

GC
4

Nancy "Stretch" Pelosi,

San Francisco 17/01/2008 05:06:35
3 GalacticCannibal

"Sometimes its hard to be an American"

I'm sure you could grow your crazy mushrooms in Canada, don't let the door hit you in the rear on the way across the boarder.
5

Dáithí,

San Jose 17/01/2008 06:19:42
Another monarch will die, passing power on to his family members.

If a monarch is popular then people praise them, but in reality, they are still monarchs.
6

Itchy,

17/01/2008 10:33:04
#2 Castro is an evil dictator whose ideology is the same one that killed far more people than Hitler managed.

#3 Not as hard as it is to be a Cuban living under strictly enforced Marxist pig ignorance
7

Itchy,

17/01/2008 10:35:12
#6 and just ignore Castro's 'genuinely nasty' regime, why don't you?
8

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17/01/2008 11:04:26
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17/01/2008 11:39:33
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Dáithí,

San Jose 17/01/2008 14:56:47
#10 - Finnking

>"So true. Bush to his son. Clinton to his wife."

As the voters direct. Will Cubans get to vote on their next leader, Fidel's brother?

Funny how you guys don't seem to mention democracy. But then, it's not really a thought of yours, is it.
11

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17/01/2008 15:02:10
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Landman,

17/01/2008 15:17:45
Scotsman, #10 & #12 is a Troll from the FH site that with his pal Mine's an 80 bob has been causing problems the past week or so. Please block their IP's.
13

Dáithí,

San Jose 17/01/2008 15:42:57
#12 - Whomever

>"If you have bought into the "democracy" myth, then good on you. Whatever."

So why exactly does voting so annoy you trolls?
14

Bien E. Bien,

17/01/2008 16:29:10
I have visited Cuba several times: been to Havana, Holguin, Baracoa, Santiago de Cuba - and have always found the people to be exceptionally friendly. Not materially wealthy at all, but certainly well educated, and the recipients of a reasonable diet and health care system.

I have also visited the USA several times. Unless I had some very expensive health insurance or was paying some very expensive school fees, I know where I would rather go get sick or go to school.
15

Itchy,

17/01/2008 16:51:39
#15 Just ignore the fact that the state is the sole employer in Cuba as it is a totalitarian state.

And this great health care system is an utter myth. What on earth do they pay for it with?
16

Biker,

Ayr 17/01/2008 17:31:20
Itchy. If your posts are anything to go by, I would suggest that you hav'nt been reading your history.Or in fact know your facts. Healthcare as mentioned above is free at the point of delivey in Cuba. Is it with you? Its paid for and subsidised by the Cuban government even though times are hard due to the trade embargo inflicted upon the Cubans by the US. The Cuban state is NOT the sole employer on the Island as there are many small to medium busnesses flourishing
Give me the facts to back up your comment about Castro and Hitler as i fear you have it hoplessly wrong.
No2 and 3 have it correct.
17

Taz,

The Land of the Free. 17/01/2008 19:54:51
When Castro croaks it will be fun and games when half of Florida descends on Havana demanding the return of their family homesteads.
18

Taz,

The Land of the Free. 17/01/2008 20:01:33
15
Bien E. Bien,
17/01/2008 16:29:10
I have also visited the USA several times. Unless I had some very expensive health insurance or was paying some very expensive school fees, I know where I would rather go get sick or go to school.
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The NHS is a basket case which is why Brits with the wherewithal have their medical procedures done in the states. Brit schools do nothing more than babysit semi feral kids.
I exclude British fee paying schools from that comment.
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18/01/2008 11:03:22
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57Nomad,

california 19/01/2008 02:13:41
Stalin with a beard.

 

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