Cue the Cuban exiles' dance routine; cue Bushco's regime change rhetoric
the moment they've been waiting for ever since 1959 may be near at hand...
when i heard that castro had come here to argentina for the mercosur meeting, i was wondering if the travel would take its toll... it's hard to be a globe-trotter in your 80s... Submit To Propeller
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Little was known of Fidel Castro's condition Tuesday after he underwent an operation and temporarily turned over the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul, ushering in a period of uncertainty at home and celebrations by his enemies abroad.
The surprise announcement that Castro had been operated on to repair a "sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding" stunned Cubans on the island and in exile, and marked the first time that Castro, two weeks away from 80th birthday, had relinquished power in 47 years of absolute rule.
The news came Monday night in a statement read on state television by his secretary Carlos Valenciaga. The message said Castro's condition was apparently due to stress from a heavy work schedule during recent trips to Argentina and eastern Cuba. He did not appear on the broadcast.
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posted by profmarcus at
8/01/2006
