I don’t really like relishing in others misfortune, but I can’t really say that this news makes me sad:
Cuban President Fidel Castro, a nemesis of the U. S. government for more than four decades, temporarily relinquished power on Monday for the first time in his long reign, saying he had undergone intestinal surgery.
Castro, whose government said he was hospitalized in Havana because of stress-related gastrointestinal bleeding, appointed his brother, Raul Castro, as temporary president of Cuba, leader of the nation’s military and head of the Communist Party. A Cuban government source said late Monday night that while Castro’s condition is serious, he is expected to recuperate.
In a statement read by one of his top deputies on national television, Castro said he would step away from power while he recovers. “The operation obligates me to undertake several weeks of rest,” the statement said. Castro’s intense schedule, the statement said, “provoked in me a sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding that obligated me to undergo a complicated surgical procedure.”
Not surprisingly, this news has lead to dancing in the streets by Cuban exiles in Florida.
Whether this will be the beginning of the end for the Commandante en Jefe is unclear, but, when that day comes, Frank Martin has a plan.
If this really does proves to be the end of Fidel Castro and he actually does die this time, I will be celebrating his demise for a solid week.
One.Solid.Week.
Works for me.
August 1st, 2006 at 8:49 am
While I slept
Even if Fidel dies, freedom won’t be coming immediately to the Cuban people. Raul Castro will take over. Little will change for at least a few more years. Lets pray for the future freedom of Cuba.
August 1st, 2006 at 9:23 am
Finger-Crossing
According to the Associated Press, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro temporarily turned over the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul (who is also the defense minister) after he had been operated to repair a “sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding…