Castro hands power to brother during surgery

CNN ^ | 7/31/06 | CNN

[tdewey10]

Cuban President Fidel Castro is transferring power provisionally to brother Raul while he undergoes an operation, Cuban TV announces.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

I believe you are correct. It took me a little time to remember andropov. I knew Andropov was either the soviet leader or an cosmonaut.

[Rte66]

You forgot his ardent admirer Baba Wawa ... Fidel is/was the love of her life!

[Tigercap]

Perfectly done!!!

[Socratic]

"Weekend at Fidel's"

LOL

[RasterMaster]

Call in Dr. Kervorkian, just to be sure!

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

Oh my if Castro Dies. I am sure Unemployment underground will go dark for at least a week. Then they will be all Chavez all the time.

[new yorker 77]

The Mets better have their scouts ready for the Cuban ball players.

[xp38]

Those Soviet colds were killers.

[Tiny]

LOL!!! That is way too funny! Thanks for the laugh :)

[jhw61]

OMG, thank goodness I wasn't consuming any liquids or you would have owed me a keyboard!

[Mike Darancette]

Guess why he's buying 30 Russian fighter jets and helicopters.

Going into Cuba would be dangerous to Chavez's health.

[Paradox]

I wouldn't want to be in certain parts of Miami tonight if he does kick the bucket.

The Cubans here are awesome. The only problem will be the excessive partying. Alot of the older Cubans might end up in the emergency room :)

[Tallguy]

With Fidel gone, the Yankees get the entire Cuban pitching staff.

There will be a serious infusion of talent in MLB when Castro kicks-off.

[Holicheese]

All Bush's fault if he does die. We have withheld medicine and medical equipment that may have saved him.

NYT Headline Contect coming:
American Drugs Held in Embargo; 300 Children Die in Cuban Hospitals including Castro

[kingattax]

Watch Castro Fall

[The Cuban]

Lets all calm down, like stated in Babalublog " I must urge everyone to take this news - however absolutely grand it is - with a grain of salt. castro has "died" many times before, only to then reappear like genital herpes."

[dfwgator]

I wouldn't want to be in certain parts of Miami tonight if he does kick the bucket.

With the way Cubans party there is no other place I would rather be.

[Toidylop]

We can only hope. If Castro kicks the bucket, there will be real peace dawns on Cuba.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Would love to be there when Fidel is confirmed to be dirt napping. Would have loved to be in Berlin when the wall fell.

[muleskinner]

There will be a serious infusion of talent in MLB when Castro kicks-off.

I'm looking forward to a serious infusion of Cuban cigars.