Cuba After Fidel Castro
The newspaper El Pais cited two unidentified sources from the Gregorio Maranon hospital in the Spanish capital of Madrid. The facility employs surgeon Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, who flew to Cuba in December to treat the 80-year-old Castro.
In a report published on its Web site, El Pais said: "A grave infection in the large intestine, at least three failed operations and various complications have left the Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, laid up with a very grave prognosis."
Cuba has released little information on Castro's condition since he temporarily ceded power in July to his brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro, until he could recover from emergency intestinal surgery.
The world may never learn the truth about Castro's health problems, but one thing is certain - he will die at some point in time be it from his current medical situation or from old age. And when this day comes is the reason for this blog entry.
'Cuba faces uncertainty after Fidel Castro' is the title of a
piece that appeared in the International Herald Tribune.
This piece describes the uncertainty of today's Cuba and the uncertainty of Cuba after Castro's passing - an excellent read.
Viva Cuba
The Cuban Tourism folks will sell you with scenes like this, I know it sells me.
But just beyond the reach of where tourists go, there is another side to Cuba as with every other communist state. Just ask any Cuban expatriate in Florida.
