Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees. Why would Castro pose for these shots, including pictures of him on the phone, when he could have just as easily have had someone film or tape him giving his birthday message? Why pose with a dated newspaper? To me, this is all phony.
"Sometimes we miss the forest for the trees. Why would Castro pose for these shots, including pictures of him on the phone, when he could have just as easily have had someone film or tape him giving his birthday message? Why pose with a dated newspaper?"
Why not? Why would you pretend an 80 year old guy who is deathly ill in the hospital is alive when he isn't? There is no upside to pretending he's alive when he isn't. The conspiracy theory is far less credible than the non-conspiracy theory.
One would have to believe that Raul is quietly killing all of his possible political opponents before making the announcement. It's possible but much less likely than the obvious probability that Fidel is still alive. A video could have just as easily been pre-recorded as some photos.