What would be the advantage of deferring announcement of Fidel's death? It seems likely just from what has been announced, not to mention his age (he turned 80 yesterday), that he may be at death's door. What would motivate the acting Cuban government to claim he's on one side of the door when he's on the other? I'm all for a good conspiracy theory but don't see the motivation in this case.


>Yeah, but at least Spain admitted he was dead. I think something deep is going on in Cuba and I'm either crazy or .... we shall see.
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>>If Chevy Chase were still doing "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live, he could resurrect his Francisco Franco bit...
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>>"This just in from Cuba, a medical team has announced that Fidel Castro is still valiantly hanging on in his fight to remain dead". <s>
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>>Kevin