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joshcryer

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Mon Sep 3, 2012, 07:24 PM Sep 2012

Something is up in Cuba. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo got detained after writing this: [View all]

The One Thousand and 959 Deaths of Fidel Castro
The last days of Castro? Well, after decades of surviving countless real assassination attempts and others constructed to blame political enemies; after boasting of titanic good health that lasted him almost 80 years; after fainting during a speech, being bitten by an “enemy” mosquito, falling over in public, suffering an intestinal hemorrhage, and undergoing multiple surgeries; after many social media rumors of his demise were proved inaccurate by his digital appearances, it seems that Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz will finally take on the last of his deaths. After being the man who held absolute power over a country for the longest period in world history, this death seems the most far-fetched precisely because it is the only one that is real.


Yeah, yeah, yeah, everyone predicts Castros death is imminent, it comes out every few years, blah, blah, blah. I've heard it before. Orlando was literally arrested the next day. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Give it a few weeks, we'll see what happens. I think the Cuba elites are playing some serious three dimensional chess because something seems really unusual about the stuff I'm reading on Cuban sites in the past few days.

Could be a totally off base suspicion though.
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This is just more of the same garbage - incited by a Romney lover in Brazil flamingdem Sep 2012 #1
I don't know of any connection between Luis and Ricardo Trotti. joshcryer Sep 2012 #3
Here's the link that talks about the conference: flamingdem Sep 2012 #5
That's Ricardo's speculation though. joshcryer Sep 2012 #7
That's not true, they don't reveal where it goes flamingdem Sep 2012 #10
That's why you can so easily slander Paya over USAID funding... joshcryer Sep 2012 #13
Perhaps, but what kind of regieme detains people for writing things? nt naaman fletcher Sep 2012 #20
Exactly. joshcryer Sep 2012 #29
It's well known that those who "resist" get a monthly salary flamingdem Sep 2012 #2
If there was evidence of a "monthly salary" those "resisting" would go to jail. joshcryer Sep 2012 #4
I think you're asking the wrong questions flamingdem Sep 2012 #6
They are not tied to right wing forces. joshcryer Sep 2012 #8
Please provide info that they are not tied with the right wing flamingdem Sep 2012 #9
Support does not mean that they are tied. joshcryer Sep 2012 #11
A question for you: why do you lean so Republican? flamingdem Sep 2012 #12
A question for you: why do you lie? joshcryer Sep 2012 #14
You attack like a Republican and are not informed with issues of concern to Democrats flamingdem Sep 2012 #15
Your first response was an attack like a Republican. joshcryer Sep 2012 #16
I stick with my opinion that Yoani is unhinged regarding Paya's death flamingdem Sep 2012 #17
Would you say the same about Assange? joshcryer Sep 2012 #18
That's irrelevant to this situation flamingdem Sep 2012 #19
Thanks for the hard hitting response. joshcryer Sep 2012 #21
You're nuts if you think I'm going to take your bait flamingdem Sep 2012 #23
I am not asking for a discussion on Assange. joshcryer Sep 2012 #25
Luis is back on twitter saying exactly what he feels like saying right now flamingdem Sep 2012 #27
As well he should be. joshcryer Sep 2012 #30
they've done it before naaman fletcher Sep 2012 #22
Exactly. They are not into that stuff and the USA flamingdem Sep 2012 #24
Wilman Villar Mendoza in 2012, Zapata Tamayo in 2010. joshcryer Sep 2012 #26
You are just repeating the usual right wing talking points flamingdem Sep 2012 #28
Resorting to ad homs is typical. joshcryer Sep 2012 #31
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