I can only hope and pray for all of my Cuban friends here that this is true.

Faster, faster

I just got a call from a friend and I came straight here!!!!!! I think it's true this time!!! I hope so!!!!

3 pm, Radio reloj Cuba nada de noticia...Rumor falso...

~ siempre hay un aguafiestas ~

Just thinking about it puts a shine on my weekend.

This is incredibly exciting...new to the blog...how strong is this rumour compared to ones in the past. Other blogs are reporting his death and are saying the announcement will come from US officials..does this make sense?

The possibility is also all over Tampa as well - I am not cuban but I have received three calls so far today from family and friends with the same news that Fidel is gone - time will tell - thoughts and prayers to all for a free Cuba

According to Perez-Hilton an announcement is coming:

http://www.perezhilton.com/

LongIslandCubano,

This is definitely the strongest rumor I can remember, given his illness and other hints that have been leaked.

As Val just noted however, let's wait for the actual word. We've been fooled many times in the past.

"...to proudly and snidely display fidel castro in full green fatigues regalia..." May it be so, in a coffin!

Perezhilton is saying that the announcement will come from US officials. Unless the US had undeniable intelligence, why would the US make an announcement prior to the cuban govt?

Drudge Headline: CASTRO RUMORS FILL MIAMI

Drudge Headline: CASTRO RUMORS FILL MIAMI

he may be dead but there is no announcement planned

I don't think you'd run such a headline without some reliable info, but I have to say it seems a bit premature right now. I see nothing on any of the foreign wires right now. Let's wait and see

I think if there is the possibility of an announcement, I would think it would be more reasonable for the people in Cuba to be told in the evening when most of the people are home already. The less on the street the better it is for the government.

I'm of the opinion that the bastard S.O.B. has been dead for quite some time, I could be wrong but nevertheless, whenever the moment comes, it would be one of mixed feelings for me, joy that the psychopathic oppressive deceiver has taken a step closer to divine judgment and sorrow for all that has been lost for almost half a century, I don't need to give details about the magnitude of the disaster that castrismo-communism has caused to our people. I'm not supposed to drink alcoholic beverages due to medications that I have to take daily, I have stopped taking them on Thursdays and Fridays for a few weeks, the Dom has been chilled and awaits the right moment. Viva Cuba LIBRE!!!

To paraphrase the Godfather, II: For hell! For hell! For hell!

May Castro's communist paradise come to an end with little suffering and loss of life for Cubanos.

Please take this in the best of ways. I love this Blog and all you do for CA's. But in a desire to scoop the msm we are playing right into cuba's hand. We are getting lathered up for nothing. It really isn't worth the letdown. Lets wait till they show the body, it doesn't matter who says it first then we will celebrate.

We are no longer playing into Castro's hands when we guess he is dead... so much water and floating logs have passed under the bridge that the Cuban government has only one choice admit that Castro is dead or show him live even if they have to keep him standing up with using an inserted lollipop stick... Raul may be easier he would like the lollipop stick,

I agree with Larry.

Call me silly, but I see nothing counter-productive in getting all "lathered up" every so often about this. My personal belief is that the guy is dead, for sure figuratively, and very possibly even literally. Every time one of these rumors gets started, we wait for confirmation with happy anticipation that THIS TIME might be THE ONE.

Hell, consider it a dress rehersal for the one time when it will really counts. No harm done, some fun enjoyed, and a drink or two quaffed as a warm up.

We may look a little odd to those who don't understand (or care to understand) our pain. But who cares. The ones with real egg on their face are raul and company who cannot produce a living, breathing coma-andante. If he is writing, being consulted, offering advise, calling el burro chavez, etc. then I say to them "prove it." They can't.

Postscript:

They control the timing of the official announcement.

We control when and how we celebrate. Nothing wrong with celebrating early and often.

Well put, LittleGator.

I believe he has been dead for a long time now.

BUT...we are being tested and they are winning, let us not fall into their hands with all these fake rumors..who ever are starting these rumors might be someone who wants us to think they are on our side, and they might be working for SATANS side.

Remember..next time ignore the rumors, until we get it staight from the good USA They will know believe me first hand.

Puntilla,

I understand what you are saying, but I have to disagree. El choteo es una gran tradicion cubana, y un arma efectiva contra la autoridad.

At this late stage, corriendo bolas about the "insepulto's" multiple deaths, simplemente se chotea this strung-out melodrama. The man is currently irrelevant, the other side has treated his medical condition as some sort of national security secret. Yet, he is nothing but an empty shell, a shadow of his former self, or perhaps by now an otherwordly shadow. Keeping his status a secret is a comedy of the absurd(remember the video in the elevator?). Ni Tres Patines lo hace mejor. That was terribly funny.

By killing him off time and again, we continue to treat him as what he is: an object of morbid curiosity, a circus clown, and nothing more. Below, I have pasted something I found on another website about choteo a lo cubano. Enjoy.

Jorge Mañach define choteo como “no tomar nada en serio”. Y nos avanza muy temprano en el ensayo que el choteo es además “una forma muy baja de burla” cuando está usado de forma sistemática. El choteo es además una forma social de desorden y subversión, y una vía de irreverencia hacia cualquier tipo de autoridad.

Andrés Valdespino añade:

Durante los peores momentos de la lucha contra la dictadura de Machado—y más tarde contra la de Batista—el cubano demostró que eran perfectamente compatibles la franca rebeldía y el choteo, añadiendo a las armas revolucionarias el arma psicológica de la burla contra la autoridad ensorbecida”.

So, lets keep killing the guy off. One of these days, it will really happen.

I agree with LittleGator, fuck fidel. I just drove by the Versailles and it is full of CubanAmericans celebrating! When this rumor becomes reality, the celebration will be massive!

One major issue is our credibility. No one is saying not to chill the bottle. But if we keep crying wolf then when we do need to rally the troops who will believe it? Thats my point.

this information was posted on perezhilton.com sometime yesterday afternoon

Castro publica un artículo en medio de los rumores sobre el agravamiento de su salud

http://elmundo.es/elmundo/2007/08/26/internacional/1188144571.html

As the next generation of Cuban-Americans it is our duty to be at the forefront of all activities entrepreneurial, political, spiritual and intellectual in nature. We are the leaders of our culture and as so must have deep rooted convictions in all of our actions. We do not have direct relationships with our mother country in the ways that our parents have, but the nostalgia and recognition of OUR struggle still remains rushing fervently within our veins. We are more than just a company that sells Anti-Castro shirts, we are a movement that promotes the future welfare for Cuba. WE do not believe in the Tyrant and hence reduce his power with the proud messages displayed proudly on our apparel. We are the voice of the Cuban-Americans. We are the Real Cuba.

http://www.castroisdead.com
http://www.castroestamuerto.com

We believe that although Fidel is most likely dead, but it is still unannounced and therefore the weight has not been lifted off our parents and grandparents. We do believe that the Tyrant Effect Castro inflicted upon Cubans emigrants HAS NOT been transfered to us, the children of our parents. We are making these shirts to let the world know that Castro is most likely DEAD and his idea to spread fear into Cubans who once lived in Cuban is also DEAD. Castro is no longer alive in our minds or hearts.