Fidel Castro dead.

[fat old seagull]

Did he die from Carbon Dioxide poisoning whilst trapped in the Uni Car Park?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Was you? Blimey that's some boast but credit to you for avoiding WW3, I am sure we are all very grateful and full credit for not mentioning it on NSC before.

Typo edit:

Castro was involved with Kennedy and Khrushchev during the Cuban missile crisis, a crucial time in history, which luckily never ensued to anything.

 

[beorhthelm]

That's right. Except of course places like Cuba and China have done far far better at lifting people out if poverty than many equivalent countries within the 'capitalist' economy.

except China has achieved this by adopting market forces and capitialism. the counrty was in an appaling state under Mao.

 

[mothy]

And imprisoned/ killed people who disagreed with him .... respect

http://babalublog.com/fidel-castros-greatest-atrocities-and-crimes/

Who hasn't

 

[Buzzer]

If the lefties on here want a Latin American leader to look up to and have as a poster boy then really they need to be looking at ex-Uruguayan President Jose Murica. His credentials are impeccable, ex-guerilla leader imprisoned for 13 years after an attempted takeover of a town where his was the only unit of 6 to succeed with his given objective. When elected his first speech was completely conciliatory and he called for unity saying that there would be no winners or losers "it is a mistake to think that power comes from above when it comes from within the hearts of the masses. It has taken me a lifetime to learn this".

And when in office he was dubbed the poorest world leader, humblest politician etc etc. He was well-deserving of the titles plaudits too. He continued to live in his wife's ramshackle farm rather than the palace, his only possession was a beaten up old car and when he was offered $1M for it he donated the money to charity. A BBC journalist wrote "Mujica left office with a relatively healthy economy and with social stability those bigger neighbours could only dream of."

Now there's a left-winger we can all get behind.

 

[vegster]

RIP to a political Icon. He will have alienated and inspired in equal measure over his lifetime with as many critics as supporters. Such is the way with people who are in power in " Interesting Times" . Still he must go down in history as the only national leader the U.S. Government was unable to coerce,bribe,assassinate or remove from power. That must irk them !

 

[fat old seagull]

Who hasn't

Sadly, that is more accurate than we'd care to think about. In a league of present, or recent day leaders who have attributed to people dying, Fidel wouldn't even feature as an Each Way payout.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

the plastic lefties on here will love him of course

but generations of cubans will disagree

buried head in the sand ,big ego ,**** the rest president

RIP

 

[alfredmizen]

Don't forget Grenada, a former British colony and Commonwealth member which the US invaded under Reagan, with Maggie's blessing, to stop a mini-Cuba. Wonder how they've made out since...

i think you'll find Maggie had the raving hump with Ronnie for invading Grenada without so much as a by your leave to the British government

 

[knocky1]

i think you'll find Maggie had the raving hump with Ronnie for invading Grenada without so much as a by your leave to the British government

No sign of that from the emergency parliamentary debate.

'You have been an obedient poodle to the American president,' said Denis Healey, Labor foreign affairs spokesman. Accusations of 'lack of grit' 'fecklessness' and 'flaccid indolence' rolled from the verbal pugilist.

The Conservative response was muted. American consultation with Britain over the Grenada invasion was 'regrettably less than we could have wished,' said Sir Geoffrey Howe, the foreign secretary.

She was probably too busy in sending the SAS to train Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge to help them get on with genocide.

 

[vegster]

i think you'll find Maggie had the raving hump with Ronnie for invading Grenada without so much as a by your leave to the British government

Brenda and Phil weren't too happy either.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

No sign of that from the emergency parliamentary debate.

'You have been an obedient poodle to the American president,' said Denis Healey, Labor foreign affairs spokesman. Accusations of 'lack of grit' 'fecklessness' and 'flaccid indolence' rolled from the verbal pugilist.

The Conservative response was muted. American consultation with Britain over the Grenada invasion was 'regrettably less than we could have wished,' said Sir Geoffrey Howe, the foreign secretary.

erm

abit like tony blair and Iraq

at least maggie had balls unlike the most wealthy labour leader in history

 

[Blues Rock DJ]

I'm right behind this touching act. 25 minutes of applause from the 25th minute in honour of dearest Freddie would also be very fitting.

if you're referring to Mercury, his mother actually had an obit in yesterdays Times.....wtf ?

 

[knocky1]

erm

abit like tony blair and Iraq

at least maggie had balls unlike the most wealthy labour leader in history

Mr Irrelevant?

 

[vegster]

No sign of that from the emergency parliamentary debate.

'You have been an obedient poodle to the American president,' said Denis Healey, Labor foreign affairs spokesman. Accusations of 'lack of grit' 'fecklessness' and 'flaccid indolence' rolled from the verbal pugilist.

The Conservative response was muted. American consultation with Britain over the Grenada invasion was 'regrettably less than we could have wished,' said Sir Geoffrey Howe, the foreign secretary.

She was probably too busy in sending the SAS to train Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge to help them get on with genocide.

The Americans saw it as the only chance they had to bag a few Cubans, Clint even got in on the act....http://watchdownload.com/covers/movie233302.jpg

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Castro king of the castle

everyone else living in poverty

 

[LlcoolJ]

If the lefties on here want a Latin American leader to look up to and have as a poster boy then really they need to be looking at ex-Uruguayan President Jose Murica. His credentials are impeccable, ex-guerilla leader imprisoned for 13 years after an attempted takeover of a town where his was the only unit of 6 to succeed with his given objective. When elected his first speech was completely conciliatory and he called for unity saying that there would be no winners or losers "it is a mistake to think that power comes from above when it comes from within the hearts of the masses. It has taken me a lifetime to learn this".

And when in office he was dubbed the poorest world leader, humblest politician etc etc. He was well-deserving of the titles plaudits too. He continued to live in his wife's ramshackle farm rather than the palace, his only possession was a beaten up old car and when he was offered $1M for it he donated the money to charity. A BBC journalist wrote "Mujica left office with a relatively healthy economy and with social stability those bigger neighbours could only dream of."

Now there's a left-winger we can all get behind.

First sensible post on this thread. Chapeau sir.

 

[Albion my Albion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js

 

[colinz]

Cuba sort of reminds me of Greece without the debt.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

RIP to a political Icon. He will have alienated and inspired in equal measure over his lifetime with as many critics as supporters. Such is the way with people who are in power in " Interesting Times" . Still he must go down in history as the only national leader the U.S. Government was unable to coerce,bribe,assassinate or remove from power. That must irk them !

The critics in Cuba were in prison and/or faced the firing squads. The US government couldn't do anything because Cuba was being bankrolled by the Russians much the same way as Assad is in Syria right now.