huh.

I guess his brother is in line for the seat, though.

Would make more of a difference nowadays if the headline was "Castro shaved".

Quote from xaotik :

Would make more of a difference nowadays if the headline was "Castro shaved".

Funny because it's true.

lol xaoitk...
it would be the same for Cuba, i think that worse

He's almost dead, it's time to resign I would do the same

Well, Fidel's very old now and I think he's proved his point: even if you're a small, poor country you can successfully stand up to your large, aggressive neighbour - you can also piss them off for 50 years, just by exisiting. Viva Fidel

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Well, Fidel's very old now and I think he's proved his point: even if you're a small, poor country you can successfully stand up to your large, aggressive neighbour - you can also piss them off for 50 years, just by exisiting.

Also, he helped people push the boundaries of seafaring endeavors by covering a 90 mile distance floating in an overinflated innertube.

Quote from xaotik :

Also, he helped people push the boundaries of seafaring endeavors by covering a 90 mile distance floating in an overinflated innertube.

hahahaha you serously want to win the funniest personality of the forum in 2008 - ROFL

Quote from Hankstar :

even if you're a small, poor country you can successfully stand up to your large, aggressive neighbour - you can also piss them off for 50 years, just by exisiting. Viva Fidel

Cuba only stand up against USA thanks to the fact it was supported by a large aggressive neighbour of my country.

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C.R., there's a little problem with your post: no one, in this thread, said a bad thing about Americans, so it would be nice if you bring your irritation somewhere else.

Ah! Now that you point at it, it is clear to me as well.
I thought my mind was overworked on my english too limited at first because I did not get the meaning of this rant.
love you too.

Quote from Albieg :

C.R., there's a little problem with your post: no one, in this thread, said a bad thing about Americans, so it would be nice if you bring your irritation somewhere else.

Cheers Albieg, no your right. I will delete that post...long story short I am stressed out and wanted a place to vent, this just not being a proper place. Sorry.

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Also, he helped people push the boundaries of seafaring endeavors by covering a 90 mile distance floating in an overinflated innertube.

Indeed, Fidel was a great, um, motivator to many Cubans. But, Fidel & communism aside, I like Cuba because of the fact that its very existence as an independent state (for better or worse) annoys the shit out of El Norte.

Considering what's happened in many other Latin American countries as a result of Northern internvention, I'm not quite sure a US-friendly democracy would have made things any better for your average Cuban.

Quote from Hankstar :

I like Cuba because of the fact that its very existence as an independent state (for better or worse) annoys the shit out of El Norte.

I think I'm sort of indifferent to that. In many ways it was a great asset to US governments as an opportunity to stir up some extra paranoia points into the average American mix. A country with nothing of value that would compel them to conquer it and thus kept as a "handy reminder threat".

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Considering what's happened in many other Latin American countries as a result of Northern internvention, I'm not quite sure a US-friendly democracy would have made things any better for your average Cuban.

At "best" it had the potential to end up being a Hawaii-a-like State.

I don't think we want to take over cuba. It's not even a pain in our side. We would only want to liberate it if it meant that their people would finally be free from being tortured, or being denied schooling and medical care for not being "politically desirable" (not socialist). In march 2003 60 peaceful protesters were sentenced to 28 years in prison for holding signs in a square. One was kept in a cell with a guy who had TB and subsequently caught it. He still has 25 more years left and they won't treat him. He'll die before release.

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Normando Hernández González is an independent journalist sentenced to 25 years in prison in the spring of 2003 for his commentaries on Cuban society, including pieces on the Cuban health, educational and judicial systems, and for his promotion of free expression. Mr. Hernández was apparently held in a cell for more than a year with a prisoner known to have tuberculosis, despite repeated concerns expressed by him and his family. He was recently confirmed to have contracted tuberculosis and is suffering from high fevers, fatigue and fainting. The doctors at Prison Kilo 7 in Camagüey, where he is being held, are reportedly refusing him medical assistance. There have also been reports that he has been physically assaulted by prison guards. [86]
José Luis García Paneque was sentenced to 24 years in prison in 2003 for his work as an independent journalist, as well as for his involvement in a civic initiative to promote democratic reforms, known as the Varela Project. García Paneque’s health has dramatically worsened since his imprisonment; he suffers from intestinal problems that have caused him to lose almost 90 pounds and at one point left him emaciated at a weight of around 110 pounds. He also suffers from rectal bleeding, and has dangerously low blood pressure. Despite these symptoms, his wife reports that he is not receiving adequate medical care and her request for his release on medical parole in November 2005 has not been answered.

This is much more than a thorn in the side of "El Norte" Being a state would sure as shit be better than dying in a dank cell for being a reporter

I guess the GTMO installations fit right in with the scenery then.

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We would only want to liberate it if it meant that their people would finally be free from being tortured

Like in Abu Grahib?

im sorry, being photographed in your underwear is not as bad. millions of drunk college girls do it, it cant be all bad plus we don't really torture reporters, only militants. big difference.

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plus we don't really torture reporters, only militants. big difference.

The first issue is debatable, the second one authorises 'militants' to torture other militants, including soldiers and cooperating civilians. I won't deem that as an acceptable practice just because you think it's acceptable, but if you'll ever happen to be a victim of your own logic I won't shed a tear.

well i try my hardest to avoid being a muslim extremist, but you know how hard it is these days. I shed no tears for people who would kill me just for being American, would you feel sympathy for someone who would kill you for being italian?

You don't need to be a muslim extremist to qualify, you just have to be a stupid extremist. Nationality is indifferent to me except for being part of my education due to geographic reasons, I'm no xenophobe like you demonstrated to be in the other thread.

hmm... Cuba was much better when the mob ran it.