Posted on 10/28/2009 12:15:36 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro "looks wonderful," World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday, after meeting the 83-year-old who resigned the presidency last year due to ailing health.
Chan, speaking at the end of her first visit to Cuba, said she met with Castro for more two hours on Tuesday during which he displayed a "truly impressive" knowledge of healthcare issues and looked to be in good condition.
"I'm a doctor, I understand the importance of confidentiality, but I have to say he looks wonderful," Chan told a press conference in Havana.
When their talk was over, "I was humbled. He walked me out of the house -- that's quite a distance, so pretty strong," she said of his condition.
Castro has not been seen in public except for videos and photos since July 2006 when he underwent intestinal surgery.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Too bad all of that tobacco hasn't done him in yet.
Humbled by a Communist dictator. Torture isn't good for the health of the common Cuban.
so the headline means he IS dead finally?
“Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro “looks wonderful,” World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday”
I was hoping she was looking at his open coffin.
This reinforces my utter confidence in WHO, yuk-yuk.
He looks like an old communist worthy of a firing squad, if you ask me.
...that’s because he IS wonderful...
LOL! Yeah, along with, "he looks like he's only sleeping."
Uhhh...next to the mortal remains of King Tut, maybe Fidel looks ‘wonderful’!
He'll probably look like an old wolf-man in a coffin. With all his scruffy hair they won't know which end is up.
What's with these people that visit Fidel? Do they go over there on a one-way ticket and they have to do a propaganda tape to get back?
Is this real?
“he displayed a “truly impressive” knowledge of healthcare issues”
Yeah, everybody is dying to stay in Cuban hospitals. We so want that.
If the UN's past history of success in anything they do or say is any indication, we can expect Fidel to assume room temperature very soon.
He probably is dead, and they have a doppelganger playing the part. Several fiction books written with this script. What better way to keep the ball rolling. Fidel will be "looking good" into the hundreds...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.