[Screamname]

But Castro, who apparently enjoys good health and turns 80 on Aug. 13, has been fortifying the ruling Communist Party to ensure the status quo long after his death. He plans to hand over power to his 75-year-old brother Raul, the first vice president of Cuba's Council of State.

75? Uhhhh..Throw that by me once again...

[chilepepper]

this little news item just convinces me that the rumors that Castro is close to death are probably true - this rumor keeps cropping up again and again, and tracks the glorification of his brother taking place in the Cuban media. time for the US to "help out" a popular uprising in cuba...