2006-08-01 21:29:55 · 17 answers · asked by jp 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
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HAVANA - Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans after intestinal surgery forced him to temporarily cede power to his brother for the first time in 47 years, releasing a statement saying his health is stable, his spirits good and the defense of the island guaranteed.
2006-08-01 21:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by chippy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HAVANA -
Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans after intestinal surgery forced him to temporarily cede power to his brother for the first time in 47 years, releasing a statement saying his health is stable, his spirits good and the defense of the island guaranteed.
Raul Castro, meanwhile, has remained silent and out of sight, issuing no statements of his own.
"The important thing is that in the country everything is going perfectly well, and will continue to do so," said the statement by the elder Castro, who temporarily handed power to his brother on Monday night after surgery.
Castro, 79, did acknowledge the operation was serious, saying "I cannot make up positive news." But he said his health was "stable" and "as for my spirits, I feel perfectly fine," according to the statement read on government television Tuesday night.
He apologized for not giving more details, but said the threat posed to his government by the U.S. means his health must be treated as "a state secret." No images of the leader were shown.
Castro expressed his gratitude for the good wishes he received from leaders and supporters around the world and called on Cubans to remain calm as they carried out their daily routines.
"The country is prepared for its defense," he said, apparently to assure Cubans the island was safe from potential U.S. attack.
Parliament speaker Ricardo Alarcon dismissed suspicions among exiles in Miami that Castro was dead, telling the government's Prensa Latina news service that the Cuban leader's "final moment is still very far away."
2006-08-01 21:37:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the news last night they said he is seriously ill....
He is not dead yet, but the end of the Castro regime is approaching
2006-08-01 21:42:25 · answer #3 · answered by SAM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the "bearded one" ain't dead yet. I think that if he were, the world media and amateur journalists would be all over it. Meanwhile, I might have to drive through a bunch of partiers with flags this afternoon in South Miami. Lucky me.
2006-08-01 21:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by roninscribe80 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
officialy, he is still alive. but who knows? can you say wid certainty that bin laden is still alive, that the saddam on trial is the real one? it can just be a proxy person undergoing a proxy trial to justify the impending death sentence.......while the real one is already dead and gone. who knows for sure?
2006-08-01 21:54:06 · answer #5 · answered by anon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the SOB is sending out messages that he feels fine.
2006-08-01 21:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope..He's stll breathing.
2006-08-01 21:34:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say they don't know his condition yet.
2006-08-01 21:32:13 · answer #8 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,but not fit to rule phisically,
2006-08-01 21:34:16 · answer #9 · answered by nice guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope. is it bad to hope otherwise?
2006-08-01 21:33:54 · answer #10 · answered by chetz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋