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Caribbean-Latin America

Peaceful succession under way in Cuba: official

2006-08-07

I hesitate to post this -- being as it Reuter's, but what does peachful succession really mean? Could it be, "He's dead Jim."

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has set in motion a peaceful political succession, dashing U.S. government expectations of chaos following
Fidel Castro's hand-over of power to his brother, a leading Cuban intellectual and government member, Roberto Fernandez Retamar, said on Monday. "They (the U.S. government) had not expected that a peaceful succession was possible. A peaceful succession has taken place in Cuba," Fernandez Retamar said at a news conference. The writer and member of the Council of State was the first government official to say a succession under Raul Castro was in motion after Fidel Castro relinquished power a week ago following gastric surgery.

Posted by:Sherry

#9 So, Fidel is finally stable?

Not so fast there! He has some decomposing to do.

Posted by: gorb 2006-08-07 21:48

#8 DB, You were actually correct. The reporter is projecting, by using the term 'leading Cuban intellectual'. The quoted comment is also projection, just not of the reporter.

The fact that this government type brought it up probably means the Cuban government is very worried. Succession post Soviet-style has not been a successful process. North Korea and Belyorussia excepted.

'Leading Cuban intellectual' is an oxymoron.

Posted by: john 2006-08-07 20:54

#7 Dopey me.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-08-07 20:27

#6 It's just poorly written. Parse out that first sentence, and you'll see they are reporting what the Cuban "intellectual" said.

Posted by: markawarka 2006-08-07 20:04

#5 dashing U.S. government expectations of chaos following
Fidel Castro's hand-over of power to his brother Where did the "reporter" geet that tid-bit? Projecting his wishes? I don't recall any US official making a statement wishing for chaos, on the contrary, all I heard was we hope he's dead but chaos would not be anyone's best interest.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-08-07 19:00

#4 There was a peaceful transition from Papa Doc to Baby Doc in Haiti, too. Didn't last.

Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-07 18:08

#3 I think the olde boy is hanging in there. But the day is not far off when we're going to have one hell of a funeral. I foresee split screen coverage Miami/Habanna. Huge I tells 'ya!

And it being Cuba I'll bet he's put in the floor of the cathedral.

Posted by: 6 2006-08-07 17:32

#2 Perhaps both Castro brothers look peaceful right now...

Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-07 17:31

#1 So, Fidel is finally stable?

Posted by: Uniger Hupong7602 2006-08-07 17:02

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