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Castro hands power to brother during surgery
CNN ^ | 7/31/06 | CNN

Posted on 07/31/2006 6:33:36 PM PDT by tdewey10

Cuban President Fidel Castro is transferring power provisionally to brother Raul while he undergoes an operation, Cuban TV announces.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Cuba; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: castro; castrodeath; cuba; deathwatch; fidel; geopolitics; havana; ill; intestinalcrisis; latinamerica; raul; raulcastro
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To: rdl6989

"The surprise announcement that Castro had been operated on to repair a "sharp intestinal crisis with sustained bleeding" stunned Cubans"

Sounds like his *ss is broke. Or was that his country...hmmm.


481 posted on 08/01/2006 11:10:47 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?")
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To: shrinkermd

It's certainly not there for the citizens. But I imagine everything Castro could ever have a need for has always been readily available for him. In ample supply.


482 posted on 08/01/2006 11:34:11 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (...heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk....)
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To: TommyDale

I'm certainly not going to shed any tears for Fidel, but I have a bad feeling about this. Muslims having been eyeing that little country for years. Things may be about to get a whole lot worse.


483 posted on 08/01/2006 11:39:43 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (...heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it. That's technical talk....)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

Unfortunately, Raul is worse than he is.


484 posted on 08/01/2006 11:47:50 AM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: TommyDale

Raul is more brutal than Fidel. We would have to wait for him to die.


485 posted on 08/01/2006 11:48:53 AM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

not to mention Harry Belafonte. HE still has Hugo Chavez to celebrate.


486 posted on 08/01/2006 11:50:40 AM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: juliej

The Miami people will take care of him...


487 posted on 08/01/2006 11:50:49 AM PDT by TommyDale (It's time to dismiss the Duke fake rape case, Mr. Nifong!)
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To: TommyDale

I hope you are right. And I hope little Elian sees it.


488 posted on 08/01/2006 11:55:54 AM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: Sonny M

Unfortunately, the Castro family members seem to live to a ripe old age. 75 is nothing to them.


489 posted on 08/01/2006 11:58:09 AM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: CubaninMiami

This will be a sad day for the Democrats and the news media and let us not forget Hollywood loves him too.


490 posted on 08/01/2006 11:59:15 AM PDT by auggy ( http://www.wtv-zone.com/Mary/THISWILLMAKEYOUPROUD.HTML)
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To: juliej
When/if and of course WHEN the old bearded buzzard finally kicks the bucket, I wonder if we can get Jim to let us run a celebratory banner on FR for a few weeks??

491 posted on 08/01/2006 12:00:52 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (A few clever bones tossed on gay unions, flag burning & Iraq still don't absolve GWB over BORDERS)
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To: juliej
"I hope you are right. And I hope little Elian sees it."

I hope Janet Reno is there trying to defend Raul.

492 posted on 08/01/2006 12:03:20 PM PDT by TommyDale (It's time to dismiss the Duke fake rape case, Mr. Nifong!)
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To: dfwgator

Bad Doctor... hahahaha

is that from some kind of "What Kids In The Hall Character Are You" quiz? Send me a link!

Woo Hoo!

"How far can you get on good looks and charm? Pretty far, I guess!"


493 posted on 08/01/2006 12:06:11 PM PDT by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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To: TommyDale

That is a good one. Janet Reno could defend herself out of a toilet!


494 posted on 08/01/2006 12:06:23 PM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: auggy

Isn't there ANOTHER movie coming out about Che with Benicio Toro?


495 posted on 08/01/2006 12:07:29 PM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: All

Look for Chavez to send Venezuelan troops to Cuba claiming an "invitation" to help maintain order.


496 posted on 08/01/2006 12:17:36 PM PDT by Royal Wulff
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To: NinoFan
I have to admit, your rule of the Cuban people was at times brutal, but much less so than Batista. You gave your people universal health care, universal education, equality.

My brother visited Cuba earlier this year with his old college roommate. The roommate wasn't feeling well one night so my brother went to the local pharmacy. While he was there a woman came in with a prescription and handed it to the pharmacist. She was told he could not fill it because this pharmacy was only for tourists. She started crying because she would have to travel a great distance to find one for Cuban citizens. My brother offered to purchase the medicine for her and, needless to say, she was extremely grateful.

My brother was a liberal in college and over the years has gradually left the "dark side". He was very upset by the incident.

497 posted on 08/01/2006 12:19:59 PM PDT by nycgal
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To: juliej

I think Castro has died. From a friend in Cuba, as we speak.


498 posted on 08/01/2006 12:34:38 PM PDT by TommyDale (It's time to dismiss the Duke fake rape case, Mr. Nifong!)
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To: TommyDale

Maybe he can drag Hugo Chavez with him down to Hell. I am always amused by people who talk about the "great medical" care in Cuba - let them schedule their surgery for Havana Hospital!


499 posted on 08/01/2006 12:36:11 PM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: juliej

I think we agree on Hugo Chavez, too! LOL!


500 posted on 08/01/2006 12:37:52 PM PDT by TommyDale (It's time to dismiss the Duke fake rape case, Mr. Nifong!)
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