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A more succinct Fidel Castro asserts himself [View all]
Source: Reuters
A more succinct Fidel Castro asserts himself
By Jeff Franks
HAVANA | Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:43pm EDT
(Reuters) - A new, briefer Fidel Castro has emerged in Cuba, where for the past 10 days he has been dispensing varied bits of wisdom in Twitteresque pieces that have people wondering what he is up to.
The former leader famous for his marathon speeches and long-winded essays is now expressing his thoughts in a couple of paragraphs, haiku-like in their brevity and opaqueness.
He is publishing something almost every day, versus every few weeks as he did when he was writing full-blown columns, or “"Reflections" as he calls them.
The change in style and the burst of productivity have led to a number of theories about what Castro is doing, which he may have tried to explain in his first new-format Reflection, written on June 10 under the headline "“What are the FC?"
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By Jeff Franks
HAVANA | Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:43pm EDT
(Reuters) - A new, briefer Fidel Castro has emerged in Cuba, where for the past 10 days he has been dispensing varied bits of wisdom in Twitteresque pieces that have people wondering what he is up to.
The former leader famous for his marathon speeches and long-winded essays is now expressing his thoughts in a couple of paragraphs, haiku-like in their brevity and opaqueness.
He is publishing something almost every day, versus every few weeks as he did when he was writing full-blown columns, or “"Reflections" as he calls them.
The change in style and the burst of productivity have led to a number of theories about what Castro is doing, which he may have tried to explain in his first new-format Reflection, written on June 10 under the headline "“What are the FC?"
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/20/us-cuba-castro-reflections-idUSBRE85J01920120620
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