Beefy said:I think there's a good chance that he up and died. This is purely speculation of course, but if he did, they could say he's still alive, and that he's just recovering while Raul takes the reigns of power with a reduced threat of revolution. Once securely in the drivers seat, Raul announces that Fidel is dead, and the power transition is seamless.
Or, the mofon could still be alive. But I wouldn't take Cuban reports as any sort of Gospel.
Some of them, yeah. I think they're in for a rude awakening. The Miami "Exile" community is not real popular back home.Jarod said:Those crazy Cubans think they are going home???!@
IHateGovernment said:Beefy didn't you call Arafats death a few days prematurely?
IHateGovernment said:Couldn't resist. As far as Rain man I wish I'd go straight to the casino.
I think that they give odds on just about anything in Vegas.Jarod said:Does Vegas do odds on this type of thing?
There are many companies that have contracts already for doing business in Cuba as soon as the old man goes...Cypress said:Actually, now that large oil reserves have been discovered off of cuba's coast, Fidel being out of the picture is the perfect smokescreen for those americans who have blustered for 50 years about "maintaining" the embargo, to flip-flop and demand economic relations with cuba.
So, american oil companies can get a piece of the action of course. I don't have a problem with this. Its hypocrisy, but it might be for the best, in the end.
Beefy said:I think there's a good chance that he up and died. This is purely speculation of course, but if he did, they could say he's still alive, and that he's just recovering while Raul takes the reigns of power with a reduced threat of revolution. Once securely in the drivers seat, Raul announces that Fidel is dead, and the power transition is seamless.
Or, the mofon could still be alive. But I wouldn't take Cuban reports as any sort of Gospel.
Socialized medicine and -- oh, the horror -- universal literacy!Darla said:These are communists! There is no telling what kind of shit they might make up.
OrnotBitwise said:Socialized medicine and -- oh, the horror -- universal literacy!