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| El Jefe gives speech in his soldier suit |
| 2010-09-03 |
| Cuba's Fidel Castro, reprising symbols of his former power, wore a full military uniform and spoke to a mass audience outdoors Friday for the first time since he nearly died four years ago. His appearance marked a return of two of the symbols of his nearly five decades as Cuba's ruler, which he had put aside after an emergency intestinal surgery left him at death's door four years ago. I thought he wore it cuz he didn't look fat in it... For the first time since 2006, he wore olive green pants, jacket and cap -- though without any insignias of rank -- and appeared before the kind of massive outdoor crowds that were trademarks of his rule. He wore glasses to read his prepared text but was introduced as comandante en jefe instead of compañero, the title most often used for Castro over the past four years. The twin firsts fueled speculation that Castro is trying to regain some of his former powers, which he turned over unofficially to his 79-year old brother Raúl in 2006. Parliament selected Raúl as head of the government in 2008. So, I know it was you, Raúl . Ya broke my heart... Castro has now declared himself ``totally recovered'' and told a Mexican newspaper in an interview published this week that he was ``resuscitated'' -- without clarifying the exact nature of his health crisis or whether he was actually clinically dead at some point. Unlike Raúl, who probably looks a little pale right now... |
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