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Fidel Castro's death has been announced by Cuban state television:
Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His younger brother and successor as president Raul Castro announced the news on state television.
Castro toppled the government in 1959, introducing a Communist revolution. He defied the US for decades, surviving many assassination plots. His supporters said he had given Cuba back to the people. Critics saw him as a dictator.
Ashen and grave, President Castro told the nation in an unexpected late night broadcast on state television that Fidel Castro had died and would be cremated later on Saturday. "The commander in chief of the Cuban revolution died at 22:29 hours this evening (03:29 GMT Saturday)," he said. "Towards victory, always!" he added, using a revolutionary slogan. A period of official mourning has been declared on the island until 4 December, when his ashes will be laid to rest in the south-eastern city of Santiago.
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(Score: 3, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 26 2016, @03:50PM
George Bush, with Iraq and water boarding, is a better role model than Fidel?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26 2016, @05:52PM
No, but it gives him an opportunity to get in his daily "Leftist" or "Progressive" rant. It is cathartic for him and helps him deal with his many insecurities.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26 2016, @06:59PM
Oh, that's what it is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 26 2016, @09:08PM
That's what it always is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 27 2016, @07:14AM
Hey cool a false equivalency argument. I *love* those!
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday November 27 2016, @12:14PM
Alright, maybe you can demonstrate how and why it's a false equivalency. Both leaders were doing what they thought best, based on legal and other advice. It can be argued that Fidel had the higher moral ground than Bush did, when he made bad decisions. You can't make much of an argument for Bush's moral ground. Everything in America's traditions says that torture is WRONG. Not so much with Cuba, right?