Dead Fidel Watch Number 362

John Negroponte publicly stated the intelligence indicates that Fidel Castro is near death. While not giving any time frame exactly, he did say it would be in the "months not years" range.

Cuban President Fidel Castro is very ill and close to death, Director of National Intelligence John D. Negroponte said yesterday.

"Everything we see indicates it will not be much longer . . . months, not years," Negroponte told a meeting of Washington Post editors and reporters.

Castro relinquished power for the first time in 47 years after surgery July 31 for an undisclosed intestinal disorder. His brother, Raul, has assumed Castro's duties, but Cuban authorities have repeatedly insisted that he is recovering and eventually will return to office. He was last seen in an Oct. 28 video, shown on Cuban national television, in which he appeared gaunt and weak and warned that his convalescence would be lengthy.

As always, Babalu Blog is the best place to keep an eye on news from Cuba. There's no party over there as yet, so the old monster is still breathing. Or a machine is doing it for him.

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  By ytba, Friday, 15 December , 2006 @ 10:52 am

  Sheesh, you guys are something esle. His casket hasn’t been in the ground for 6 months, and you are already spreading rumors about his demise. 4 shame!

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  By Gaius, Friday, 15 December , 2006 @ 10:57 am

  Bwahahaha. Excellent.

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  By Tom, Friday, 15 December , 2006 @ 3:41 pm

  If he passes away, maybe the Cubans can ‘prop him up’ like in that movie ‘Weekend at Bernies’. You know, he is not really dead, just very tired. He needs his rest.

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  By Gaius, Friday, 15 December , 2006 @ 3:47 pm

  Are you sure they haven’t already?

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