Posted on 08/24/2007 12:31:34 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember
My cellphone has not stopped ringing for the past ten minutes. Various sources inform that an announcement will come within the next few minutes from the Cuban government on Cuban TV and media. Stay tuned and we'll see if we've been manipulated once again or if today is the birth date of Cuba's liberty.
Update: Here's the deal and what I know up to now, as of 1500 hours, August 24, 2007:
First, South Florida Law Enforcement is on alert. An EOC (Emergency Operations Center) has been set-up and manned somewhere in Homestead.
Im also told Local and State government agencies have food, bottled water, and other necessities - valued in the millions - stored and/or staged in Homestead at or near the EOC.
I am presently verifying whether Coast Guard and DHS and Border Patrol agencies are on high alert. (Verified 01445)
Local News stations are abuzz, mostly on reports very much like the above, with massive law enforcemnt mobilizations throughout Dade county.
Local emergency medical services notified to be on alert by law enforcement agencies.
Im told - and still awaiting confirmation - that buses in Havana have been recalled to terminals and that Cuban workers have been sent home. (still unconfirmed 1500)
Again, I am loathe to publish the title as I did in this post, but I would be remiss in not telling you all what I know, right now. All of my sources are good but the Cuban government, as we all know, is masterful at controlling media and information and we should not rule out that this and last Friday's "news" have been and are feelers to see what the reactions are here, as well as who reacts within the island. If we've been duped we've been duped. If not, then bust out the champagne.
Once again, these may all be rumor to discredit us and other media sources. All we can do is exactly what we've been doing for quite some time now: wait and see.
More from Killcastro, with sources from within Cuba.
Thank you! Very interesting, indeed!
Hurricane was just an excuse...Raul is scared to death to announce Fidel’s death...wonder why...these weak minded commie types are all paranoid...they’ll keep Fidel on ice NO tellin’ how long....
It's a fait a complis -- Brother of the "Great Leader", Raul Castro, who is already ruling now, will run the Cuban prison (with assistance from YugoShoveit of Citgo fame).
Personal Freedom will continue to be a very quietly held and very unfulfilled desire it Cuber ...
Well, this sounds like the end for the disgusting dictator who kept so many in essential slavery to the Maixist idea of social justice where every one lives a miserable life except those at the very top.
Say hello to Osama when you get down there.
Hey, Fidel! God wants to have a little talk with you.
Now.
Drudge has it on now! Fingers are crossed. Wishing freedom for Cuba and all Cubans.
!Viva Cuba Libre!
From a most excellant blog.
From a year ago. 08-02-06
Is Fidel Castro Dead?
Rumors are flying all over the place about the demise of Fidel Castro.
When rumors attack: Castro dead?Hot Air, MD - Jul 11, 2006Someone left a comment about it on Val’s site. Then Jonah Goldberg heard it from some friends on Wall Street. Now one of Rusty’s sources is saying it too. ...
Government tight-lipped over Castro Reuters - 41 minutes ago By Anthony Boadle. HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba’s government stayed tight-lipped over ailing leader Fidel Castro on Wednesday, keeping ...
Is Castro Dead? National Review Online Blogs, NY - 8 hours ago... But there’s only one detail about Castro’s health that could possibly be a state secret: that he’s dead. Sure, he could be in a coma. ...
Fidel Castro: Dead or Alive? National Ledger, AZ - 15 hours ago Fidel Castro may or may not be dying and has handed over the reigns of Cuba to his brother Raul who is said to be even more of a hardliner that Fidel. ...
State Secret: Is Castro Dead ?CBS News - 2 hours ago... But there’s only one detail about Castro’s health that could possibly be a state secret: that he’s dead. Sure, he could be in a coma. ...
http://tedmathis.blogspot.com/2006/08/is-fidel-castro-dead.html
I can remember when Castro took over. The media told me how wonderful Cuba would be with the evil dictator gone. When it became obvious that Castro was a Communist, the media wanted me to believe that they had been fooled.
I know better now.
From 01-30-2007
Miami Plans to Throw Castro Death Party in Orange Bowl DigitalJournal.com, Canada - 16 hours ago Tomas Regalado, the City Commissioner and a Cuban American, came up with the idea of using the Orange Bowl as the venue for an event scheduled to coincide ...
Miami plans Orange Bowl-size celebrations when Fidel Castro dies Edmonton Journal (subscription)
Castro's death will bring celebration to Miami, Orange Bowl SHSU Houstonian Online (subscription)
Miami plans Orange Bowl party when Castro dies Winston-Salem Journal (subscription)
Castro in a coma, I know, I know it’s serious....
11/17/2005
10/29/2006
Fidel Castro can smell the sulphur already.....
Castro on the verge of death...again VivirLatino, NY - Jan 16, 2007Well, we've heard this one before, but Spanish media is saying that Fidel Castro's prognosis is "very grave": A Spanish newspaper cited sources at a Madrid ...
Experts: Prognosis is grim for Castro Miami Herald, FL - Jan 16, 2007 A Spanish newspaper's report that Fidel Castro is wasting away from life-threatening complications following multiple intestine-related surgeries means he ...
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