No Castro At Birthday?
Cuban television described the plans for the delayed celebration of Fidel Castro's birthday but pointedly did not say he would attend. In fact, they said his ideas were more important than his presence.
The nightly "Mesa Redonda" show, often used by the government to disclose news, was devoted entirely to the December 2 event, but its participants stayed away from the topic of Castro's health.
Moderator Randy Alonso said in a closing statement that "more than the physical presence, the ideas of Fidel, the ideas of the revolution" were important to the celebration.
Castro had intestinal surgery for an undisclosed illness and temporarily turned over leadership to brother Raul on July 31.
He has not been in public since, but an October 28 video showed him to be gaunt and frail, raising questions about whether he would recover enough to return to power.
Maybe there will be another celebration soon.
World news | Gaius Friday, 17 November , 2006
By BubbaB, Friday, 17 November , 2006 @ 2:08 pm
In the streets of Miami?