Castro - Gone

[slinky]

Looks like Fidel Castro has resigned - http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1

Not sure it makes all that much difference though:

The 81-year-old Castro's overnight announcement effectively ends his rule of almost 50 years over Cuba, positioning his 76-year-old brother Raul for permanent succession to the presidency.

[Morrolan]

FIDEL Castro resigned today as president and commander in chief of Cuba after 49 years in power, ending the historically momentous rule of one of the 20th Century's most iconic and controversial figures.

wow... i always thought he'd die in the saddle.

gonna be interesting to see how this pans out with the US.

[slinky]

Ummm, you didn't see the post I just put up on this, M? [smilie=gnigni.gif]

[baloo]

Castro as Obama's running mate ? He'd help Obama land the Latin American vote.

[Morrolan]

Ummm, you didn't see the post I just put up on this, M? [smilie=gnigni.gif]

argh.. you posted just as i typed...

[slinky]

Oh, it's been merged now - just before it merged, I was going to reply and say, great minds and all that, M!

[Burbage]

Interesting that we hear Bush weighing in to say that Cuba should now have free and fair elections "and I mean free and I mean fair". Which is kind of ironic considering the USA's party controlled electoral system.

[Morrolan]

Interesting that we hear Bush weighing in to say that Cuba should now have free and fair elections "and I mean free and I mean fair". Which is kind of ironic considering the USA's party controlled electoral system.

yes, and the way he was elected prez last time...

you'll never know: they might spread their version of democracy to Cuba the way they did to Iraq. the Iraqis are said to be very happy about it...