SoylentNews is people
SoylentNews
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.
Also at Bloomberg (world leaders react), Washington Post, NYT, The Guardian, CNN, NPR, WSJ, PBS, and Reuters. Editorials at the Miami Herald and Daily Beast.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday November 26 2016, @04:20PM
You are correct. The original also featured swaztikas [11points.com] which were removed in the American version. The word "Hilter" was also changed to "Master-D" in the American version, although his appearance remains unchanged.
Notably, being called a "damn fool" [deadicatedfans.com] by Hitler was not censored in the American version, and as you can tell from the first image linked, either was a close-up of his head exploding after being shot with a rocket-launcher.
The head-exploding scene was done much more dramatically [youtube.com] in the remake, Bionic Commando: Rearmed.