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Gopher
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 Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: Castro Promises Not to Cling to Office |
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| CNN Reports wrote: |
| A Cuban television news anchor read a letter on air Monday that was reportedly written by Fidel Castro promising he would not "cling to office" or be an impediment to rising young leaders... |
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loose_ends
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Castro Promises Not to Cling to Office |
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| Gopher wrote: |
| CNN Reports wrote: |
| A Cuban television news anchor read a letter on air Monday that was reportedly written by Fidel Castro promising he would not "cling to office" or be an impediment to rising young leaders... |
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due to the powerful dichotomy that I use to judge the world and all its affairs, I have no other option but to believe the following:
Castro is anti-american.
Bush is pro-american.
Therefore Castro will do anything Bush doesn't do.
Thus, if Bush cancels the 2008 elections for any reason, Castro will not cling.
but....
If Bush does not cancel the 2008 elections, Castro will cling.
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however you must have already have known my response given you are an expert on my world view.
should we guess your view again? or will you shower us with your intelligence? |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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I remain somewhat sympathetic with Castro and his aims, especially the young, idealistic Castro that Herbert Mathews interviewed in the revolution's very early years.
Unfortunate that Castro still aims to control how history will absolve or not absolve him, however. He cannot change the fact that he has indeed clung to power, for decades; and that he has indeed impeded -- or worse, suppressed -- many potential young Cuban leaders for just as long.
One cannot change such lifelong patterns in one's dying days by press release. He should have held real elections long ago and let the chips fall where they may... |
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loose_ends
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I'm very interested to see what becomes of us-cuban relations when castro is gone.
However I am not well-read on this matter so I can't make any educated predictions myself.
Any predictions? |
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Gopher
Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| No predictions. Except that nothing lasts forever. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:08 am Post subject: |
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| Words are cheap. I'll wait for him to actually cede power. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:26 am Post subject: |
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| loose_ends wrote: |
I'm very interested to see what becomes of us-cuban relations when castro is gone.
However I am not well-read on this matter so I can't make any educated predictions myself.
Any predictions? |
Buy real estate on the Malecon. |
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SCE2AUX
Joined: 15 Dec 2007
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| loose_ends wrote: |
I'm very interested to see what becomes of us-cuban relations when castro is gone.
However I am not well-read on this matter so I can't make any educated predictions myself.
Any predictions? |
`No,' said a great fat man with a monstrous chin,' I don't know much about it, either way. I only know he's dead.'
`When did he die.' inquired another.
`Last night, I believe.'
`Why, what was the matter with him.' asked a third, taking a vast quantity of snuff out of a very large snuff-box. `I thought he'd never die.'
`God knows,' said the first, with a yawn. |
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