Fidel Castro dead...

[esoter1c]

OR IS HE ?





Is Fidel Castro dead, more rumors the Castro has died

A new wave of rumors that the leader of communist Cuba Fidel Castro is dead hit the Internet.
There has been an increased number of speculations that the leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro, has died. It all started with the celebrity blogger known under the alias "Perez Hilton" who announced on August 13th, the 81st birthday of Castro, that the Cuban leader may be dead. At that time nothing more was mentioned, such as sources of the rumor, but that was enough spark to fire a giant Internet fire.
According to the blogger, "Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that U.S. officials will be holding a press conference shortly to announce the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. South Florida police organizations are calling in reinforcements before the announcement is made, we're told."
The fact that Fidel Castro had not appeared in public for over an year just added extra fuel to the fire. Earlier last week, Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque stated that Castro is still alive and is in the process of recovering. U.S. officials also deny they have any information that Fidel Castro is dead, but admit there have been reports his health is deteriorating.
So far the death of Fidel Castro remains a rumor, unconfirmed by either the Cuban nor the American governments.

Published on 08/24/2007

[b0ld]

he's dead again?
you know how many times they have been saying he has died within the past 1-2 years... almost a dozen times....

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by b0ld

he's dead again?
you know how many times they have been saying he has died within the past 1-2 years... almost a dozen times....

I heard Capt.Spaulding is gonna replace him. :nuts:



Just another U.S. puppet I bet.

[prozac]

This has been all over my work internal mail thingo all day.

The latest:

" my clients came in that I'm booking to Varadero who also happened to hear this alegid news that Fidel was dead so I called the hotel to find out since they didn't want to go if he was.

So straight from the mouth of a cuban No he is still kickin it!!!! "

[SEAN!]

how would some dumbass celebrity blogger know whether he was dead or not?

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by SEAN!

how would some dumbass celebrity blogger know whether he was dead or not?

Only God knows Sean, only God knows.:noworry:

[Grapes]

Speaking of mystery deaths... dude, is Sharon dead yet or what???

[b0ld]

Originally Posted by Grapes

Speaking of mystery deaths... dude, is Sharon dead yet or what???

meh he's in a vegetated state ever since his heart attack

[esoter1c]

I heard he's on dead rapper island with Tupac n Biggie.

[Grapes]

Biggie and Tupac are spittin rhymes and verses while Sharon drops the Nate Dogg-esque hooks.

[C_squared]

Yes Castro is older than dirt but Perez Hilton reported this?

:suspicious:

[robyn]

perez hilton attempting to detract attention from his inexcusably late coverage of nicole richies hour in jail

Media Studies: Did Perez Hilton "Kill" Castro To Distract Public From Massive Journalistic Lapse? - Jezebel

[Bevvy Swift]

its quite possible castro is dead.. after che died he didnt tell the public for 5 months, perhaps he had the same sort os plan for his own death?

regardless, many cubans think hes dead too, i mean he didnt even show up to his own burthday party (which i was at mwahaha)

[decypher]

Yeh they would definitely draw it out if he died but his death would be purely symbolic. They have Raul Castro in there now to carry the torch. Maybe now the US can drop their tired policy and work with Cuba. PS, wtf does perez hilton know about politics?

[Grapes]

Originally Posted by robyn

perez hilton attempting to detract attention from his inexcusably late coverage of nicole richies hour in jail

The fact that anyone is coming after Perez Hilton for neglecting his journalistic responsibilities is bizzare. Not only is the bulk of his material meaningless to begin with, but, in the end, he's just some wanker with a website.

[esoter1c]

Rumor has it Castro is dead — once again

By Lydia Martin
The Miami Herald

MIAMI — On Friday, the rumors heated up again for the third week in a row: Fidel Castro's death would be announced, first at 2 p.m., then at 4, then at 5.
For the past year, since the Cuban government said Castro had ceded power to brother Raul after intestinal surgery, rumors that Castro is on the brink of meeting his maker keep boiling over and dying down.
Friday, teary callers told Ninoska Perez, of Radio Mambi, they were sure this was it, and Perez, as usual, reminded, "The moment will come, but this is not the moment."
At Aaction Home Health in Hialeah, office workers were abuzz because somebody from Cuba called a colleague to say folks in Havana were taking to the streets in anticipation of the news. At the University of Miami, media-relations officers worked the phones in search of confirmation.
But again, none of the rumors seemed to be panning out.
For many, waiting for proof has become like the low-grade anxiety that comes when you're bracing for a hurricane that may or may not hit. Everyone knows whatever happens will be disruptive in some way.
The rumors also reached fever pitch last weekend. The media perked up and started another round of the confirmation game. Calls flooded Miami Mayor Manny Diaz's office. The University of Miami and its Cuba experts wound up on high alert. And the community started rumbling anew, parents reaching out to children, friends calling friends.
"Last Friday, when the rumors started again, my phone rang off the hook," said Andy Gomez, senior fellow at the University of Miami's Institute for Cuban & Cuban-American Studies. "It was everybody. Friends, family, the State Department. People went nuts."
Another false alarm.
For now, the older generation in particular is keeping a stiff upper lip, said Radio Mambi's Armando Perez Roura, a longtime Cuban radio personality who has been poised to break the news of Castro's demise for decades.
"This is definitely the calm before the storm," Perez Roura said. After all, he said, it was a younger, more recently arrived Cuban crowd that jumped the gun and swarmed Calle Ocho to celebrate Castro's death when news of his ceding power broke at the end of July last year.
"The rest of us have spent a lot of years in this process," Perez Roura said. "Waiting for something to happen, hearing rumors that never turn out to be true. We're not going to react until we know for sure."

Copyright © 2007 The Seattle Times Company



//I just wanna buy some Cubans, the cigars you freaks.

[-evil-duerr-]

how'd you guys like it if the general public accused you of being dead?

probly wouldnt like it that much. would ya?

quit picking on castro

[Grapes]

Happens to me all the time.