Is he or isn't he?

Rumors are flying of Castro's death. Pajamas Media is saying that Spanish Radio has reported that he's assumed room temperature. Who knows? He dies more often than Arafat.

On the other hand, it does give me a chance to drag this out again:



Fidel Castro Ruz
May he burn in Hell

Castro's 80th birthday bash kicks off without him

From Reuters:

HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro's 80th birthday celebration kicked off on Tuesday with the ailing Cuban leader nowhere in sight but hundreds of admirers from around the world were on hand to pay homage.

The opening of an art exhibit by Castro's favorite artist, Oswaldo Guayasamin, was the first of five days of events that some guests said feel more like a farewell than a birthday bash.

A "Cuban gala" show was due to be followed on Wednesday with a colloquium on Castro's place in history, a concert and a military parade in Havana's main square on Saturday.


Castro has not been out in public since undergoing emergency surgery for an undisclosed illness that forced him to temporarily hand over power to his brother Raul on July 31.

Fidel Castro Ruz
May he burn in hell