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March 30, 2006

Fidel Castro Reported Dead

UPDATE: 12/12/2006: Rumors, once again, flying that Castro is dead. Update here, but if it is confirmed try the MAIN PAGE.

UPDATE 8/02/2006: Rumors that Fidel Castro is dead are flying again. This time I have more than one source making the claim.

Again, no confirmation. We know he is very sick, but that is it. When we finally get confirmation of his death (God speed the day) we will post in on the FRONT PAGE.

UPDATE 7/11/2006: Rumors that Castro is dead are making the rounds again. Still no confirmation. Please see this post for latest details about Castro death rumor or go to MAIN PAGE HERE.

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Rumors have begun circulating in Spanish language publications that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has died. Cuban officials are denying the reports. Developing....

UPDATE: Okay, so the consensus is that those reports were wrong. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he? Plus, how often do you get to read a story where the translation talks about Fidel being castrated? Anyway, Gringo unleashed has a cleaner translation, with far fewer references to castration than Google's. Here is a very rough Google translation from an Argentinian Indymedia:

The dictator Fidel Castro dies in Havana.
May 29th, 10:22 P.M.
This afternoon, the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died in his residence of the Laguito longevo .
According to sources officials the Cuban dictator I have not been castrating for some days was in delicate state of health after to have undergone a sudden infarct.
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Official sources of the government, the dictator's brother Raul Castro, and stops leaders of the regime have not even wanted to notify to the Cuban town, awaiting an international reaction.

Via Robb who heard it from Publius Pundit who has a bottle of Champagne just waiting for the moment--now or in the future--that Castro's death is confirmed.

Update: JJ points out that Val at Babalu Blog doesn't buy it. False alarm, maybe?

Posted by: Rusty at 11:47 AM | Comments (50) | Add Comment
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1 I freaking wish he was dead. I doubt it though. I haven't heard anything about it in the news.

Posted by: Robert Savage at March 30, 2006 11:56 AM (CnDtU)

2 Val @Babalu blog believes it to be false. He's usually pretty accurate. We'll have to wait.

Posted by: jesusland joe at March 30, 2006 11:57 AM (rUyw4)

3 That's true. The fact is Fidel is in his 70s. People usually die in their 80s. Hell my Grandmother is 83 and still healthy. Fidel exercises everyday.

Posted by: Robert Savage at March 30, 2006 12:13 PM (CnDtU)

4 Growing up in Florida, I've seen everything change except the leader of Cuba.

Posted by: Chip at March 30, 2006 12:20 PM (0PjVX)

5 Unrelated, but funny.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonwheels/03/30/subaru_police.reut/index.html

"Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus"

What's wrong with a 425hp V8 Dodge Charger?

Posted by: Rob at March 30, 2006 12:23 PM (qaLUq)

6 If I had a nickel for every time fidel castro had died...

There's a school of thought in the Cuban-American community that these rumors are actually begun by fidel himself in order to gauge public opinion.

I will say however, that if you ever want to see an American city completely stop on its tracks - not from bedlam or tragedy but from sheer unbridled joy - keep an eye on Miami when the bearded bastard finally meets Beelzebub.

Posted by: Val Prieto at March 30, 2006 12:35 PM (Suix3)

7 A sudden "infarct"? It's just gas.

Posted by: Oyster at March 30, 2006 01:01 PM (c/HVo)

8 What's wrong with a 425hp V8 Dodge Charger?

A lack of straightaways?

Seriously, the WRX is no muscle car, but it's fast enough, and it's AWD makes it ideal for windy, narrow European roads, especially in bad weather.

Posted by: Brian B at March 30, 2006 01:03 PM (rGfpg)

9 "According to sources officials the Cuban dictator I have not been castrating for some days was in delicate state of health after to have undergone a sudden infarct."

Does the translation mean that the Cuban dictator I (the first Cuban dictator?) has not been castrating lately or that according to the official sources of the dictator, the reporter has not been castrating lately. Either way, I approve of the sudden decrease in castration.

Posted by: Apesnake at March 30, 2006 01:06 PM (scKzN)

10 Of course he's not dead, yet. It's probably a translation issue, but look at the timestamp, May 29th, 10:22 P.M.. He's going to die two months from now.

I like how Google translated it, miÃƒÂ© 29 sea, 20h22 In afternoon today died in its residence of the Laguito longevo Cuban dictator Fidel I castrate. According to sources officials the Cuban dictator I have not been castrating for some days was in delicate state of health after to have undergone a sudden infarct. Fidel I castrate volume the power the 1 of January of 1959, with a coup d'etat, demoting to Fulgencio dictator Batiste and since then one has stayed in being able. Official sources of the government, its brother Raul I castrate and stops leaders of the regime have not even wanted to notify to the Cuban town, awaiting an international reaction.Cuban dictator "I have not been castrating".

Posted by: Dale at March 30, 2006 01:10 PM (VE3QR)

11 And I'm saving a bottle of champagne to celebrate the demise of Castro with Val and the people of Miami. Thanks for a great blog, Val.

Posted by: jesusland joe at March 30, 2006 01:11 PM (rUyw4)

12 He'll be 80 in August.

And he's still alive.

To find these things out, check www.deadoraliveinfo.com

Posted by: Kristine at March 30, 2006 01:49 PM (O6S8T)

13 Love the comments! I laughed till I cried.

OK, so Castro is probably not dead. But if he's been castrated, or if he has stopped castrating, those are all nice outcomes too!

Posted by: Don Neuendorf at March 30, 2006 02:01 PM (rD6oC)

14 OT: I could really use some help over at this website. I have been trying to fight the good fight for some time now with no effect. Anyone that would like to give me a hand is welcome...

http://secretarabian.blogspot.com/

Posted by: Babs at March 30, 2006 03:04 PM (iZZlp)

15 My grandmother got out of Cuba two years before Castro took over. As a matter of fact when I was little we lived in Miami and our family was to fly to Cuba to visit Grandma's other relatives. That morning our flight was cancelled. It was later that day that we found out why. Castro had taken over. To this day I wonder if we would still be stuck in Cuba had our flight been one day sooner. I was very young but can still remember my grandma being hysterical.

Posted by: Oyster at March 30, 2006 03:17 PM (c/HVo)

16 That's weird. I thought about Fidel Castro dying today. I have no idea how Fidel ever came into my head, but there he was; and he was dead.

Let's hope so.

Posted by: Asgerd at March 30, 2006 03:23 PM (Elsgc)

17 This is Fidel Castro speaking. I am not dead. It is true that I often fart when I walk, go to the bathroom if I even think about having a Mojito, and my palace now smells like a nursing home in Miami, but trust me I am alive. Just to prove it to you, tonight, I will make a short speech....only about four hours.

Posted by: Steve Sharon at March 30, 2006 03:27 PM (ri2iY)

18 Nothing on CNN yet, but I did get excited when the page first came up with the red "breaking news" banner - but it was about some ferry sinking in Bahrain and not Castro.

Posted by: Mark at March 30, 2006 03:52 PM (UN2Uu)

19 Wish it were true. If it has happened, I would have expected immediate announcements from Hugo Chavez trying to assume the mantle of Castroism in S. America. No way the guy could hold back!

Infarct is a major brain aneurism - like dead in sixt seconds type.

Posted by: shiftright at March 30, 2006 04:05 PM (tdeDO)

20 So it's not gas?

Posted by: Oyster at March 30, 2006 04:22 PM (c/HVo)

21 Anyone know if Generallismo Francisco Franco is still dead?

Posted by: Vinnie at March 30, 2006 04:32 PM (f289O)

22 "Infarct is a major brain aneurism - like dead in sixt seconds type."

I think an infarct can be any blood blockage. A myocardial infarct would result in a heart attack but just infarct could be anywhere (if it is newsworthy it would probably be a stroke, or heart attack or something) and of any degree of severity. It is also still unclear to me if castro had the infarct or the person he was castrating. If he was castrating himself it could be both.

Posted by: Apesnake at March 30, 2006 10:00 PM (scKzN)

23 Oh wait. Someone was cutting down on their castrating, right? Maybe not being able to castrate caused enough stress to give castro a heart attack. The guy can't even go a few days. I guess once you give up cigars you need something to relieve the stress. Or maybe he is looking for a replacement pair.

Posted by: Apesnake at March 30, 2006 10:06 PM (scKzN)

24 Castro dead? They'll never admit it. I have it on good authority they have embalmers and taxidermists on call 24/7.

Posted by: Harrison at March 30, 2006 10:10 PM (SX0hA)

25 The problem with castro's name and translation tools is that the word castro literally mean "I castrate" in Spanish. It's the first person conjugation of the verb "castrar" which means "to castrate". I did a blog post on the irony of this a while back. It's ironic because castro has castrated a nation for 47 years.

Posted by: conductor at March 30, 2006 10:27 PM (Lak4z)

26 If Castro has indeed died, I would be willing to bet his higher-ups will try to keep it quiet.

If the Cuban people knew that he was dead, that would likely be the end of that regime, and I'm sure there are others in his regime that want to step into his place while leaving the existing structure in place. (I'm not an expert on Cuba, and this is entirely my opinion, but I would strongly suspect if Cubans knew he was dead some sort of uprising would take place and we'd be seeing either a brand new dictator, or a "Cuba Libre" in the next little while.)

Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at March 31, 2006 12:22 AM (3smJS)

27 Upon re-reading my last comment and mentioning "higher-ups", I would like to clarify that my meaning was his "lieutenants and other assorted henchmen", and did not mean "people higher up in the chain of command than himself" as they do not exist.

Sorry for the error, just wanted to clarify what I meant.

Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at March 31, 2006 02:07 AM (3smJS)

28 Well, if anyone sees a build up of military in the streets to be ready for a possible uprising, we'll know he's dead.

Posted by: Oyster at March 31, 2006 06:02 AM (YudAC)

29
More moron idiocy. Your sources are about as reliable as your IQ's are high (not a bit). Get fucking real.

http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma...- alvarorios.htm

Posted by: da weaz at March 31, 2006 06:44 AM (0Felb)

30 da weaz: Cram it.

Posted by: Oyster at March 31, 2006 07:44 AM (YudAC)

31 Serious joke! Will this cause Cuba to ban Google?

Posted by: fisherwy at March 31, 2006 09:24 AM (lQSli)

32 Yeah, da weaz, the source was Indymedia. I always said the people at Indymedia had the lowest IQ's on the planet. Glad you agree with me.

Posted by: jesusland joe at March 31, 2006 10:18 AM (rUyw4)

33 Forget all your stupid sources. We'll find out soon enough on wheher he's dead. What a petty argument.

Posted by: Robert Savage at March 31, 2006 02:02 PM (ok/wr)

34 Hey asshole. Stop impersonating me. Get some balls and show yourself.

Posted by: George Ramos at March 31, 2006 05:57 PM (CnDtU)

35 LOOK, I told you I am NOT dead. Just yesterday after eating two orders of Yucca and a plantain I had a solid bowel movement. Dont tell ME Im dead. I am still the supreme commandant, the father of the country, and am almost as socialist as Howard Dean...I am Fidel Castro and I am ALIVE!

Posted by: Steve Sharon at April 01, 2006 03:27 AM (iz4He)

36 You all are fucking American bastards that prefer an asassin as Bush instead of having alive an idealist as Fidel. Remember that nobleness is not heritable, but it must be decived.
Long life to Che Guevara and Fidel!!!!

Posted by: FabiÃƒÂ¡n VÃƒÂ¡zquez at April 06, 2006 08:28 PM (n395c)

37 Fabian Vazquez, you are an idiot.
I bet your sorry ass lives in America and yet you say American bastards. I am Cuban and am ashamed there could be such idiotic ideologies as yours still prevelant.
You are an idiot of sorts.

Posted by: Jorge Rodriguez at April 07, 2006 04:19 PM (sApS4)

38 Dear people on this site, i grew up in Cuba, i only moved from there to be with my father, whom is ill and is a canadian citizen. How can you criticize Castro for being a monster and so forth, his goal was to bring equality to his people, poor people had access to education and heath care. I would agree that Castro may suppress many types of media, but don't be fooled, your government does the same thing but on a much larger scale. How can you trash Castro when your country has over 42 million people who don't have access to health care, or where 34% of people live in poverty. I realize there a people who are capitalists and that is fine with me, but don't pretend that capitalism is fair to everyone because there are billions of people living in poverty around the world, i would rather have a thousand Fidel Castros in the world than one George Bush.

Posted by: Ricardo Del Toro at April 13, 2006 04:22 PM (jL/Tf)

39 hey am cubano and what ricardo sad is true and fidel castro no es ningun come mierda

Posted by: yudiel at May 28, 2006 10:24 PM (Ffvoi)

40 The information surely is false.
What is true is that the day that man, that leader die, will be one day of sorrow in the whole planet, because he is one of the greatest leaders still alive, loved by hundreds of millions, hated for a few of miami-pariahs.

Posted by: Luis Rissoto at July 11, 2006 07:56 PM (nAPgm)

41 OJALA SE MUERAN TODOS LOS MALDITOS COMUNISTAS DE MIERDA! VIVA EL CAPITALISMO! VIVA LA LIBERTAD!VIVA LA DEMOCRACIA!

CHAVEZ NO "CHAVE" UN COÃ‘O! Y FIDEL QUE SE VAYA A CASTRAR A SU PUTA MADRE!

Posted by: armandox at July 12, 2006 09:00 AM (6pn37)

42 I want to tell all the Pro-Castro/Chavez people around here. I'm venezuelan, and I know what happens here. And there is no truth that comunism brings equality to the masses, it IRONS the masses. Everyone at the same level, but lower than the party officials. Everyone buying food at low quality government controlled markets, living in lower quality places, but HEY: All of them lives like kings.
Let me tell you Comunism is OUTDATED. It had it's try in russia years ago, and they realized it doesn't work. Look how Cuban people lives. All cars are more than 40 years old, they don't have access to services we all give for granted.

I'm inmensely shocked to see how there are people still brainwashed with all the neofreedomness-equality-revolution jada jada jada stupidness.

OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: antichavez at July 12, 2006 09:49 AM (fon05)

43 Castro is a dying horse...Hopefully he would pass-way on his B-day..Augt 13.. Not a good Number..