Video tales
Bloomberg reports that kasstro and el Mico Putumayo were the dubious stars of a new video tale.
To be honest, after el Mico appeared with a falsified firm of kasstro on camera, so blatantly fake that it was a fiasco, something like this was called for. So, the sedatives are up, and the zombie plays for the cameras.
There are a few things to this:
1- The annonuced to the famous death party in the Orange Bowl had to provoke some sort of propaganda reaction in Havana. This is it, in case you didn't notice. This is designed to demoralize and divide, specially to those who think that the end of the dictator means the freedom of Cuba, forgetting that his system is alive, and well -which paradoxically means worse than ever.
2-There's no clear time line in el Mico Putumayo supposed visit to Cuba. Apparently, he's been going to Cuba very often or his official plane is been seen very often landing in different airports of the capital. Which doesn't necesarilly means that he is on board of the plane.
3- There's nothing in the video that clearly indicates the date it was recorded. Yes, the Cuban government, say that it was filmed yesterday, but there's no way to prove it right or wrong. Nobody can tell if this was a double or where was filmed this video. The quality is bad enough to conceal manipulations, editions, or high tech animations.
4- The corpse looks like a corpse, still. The video has nothing on his status or his prognosis, and there's nothing that refutes the information divulged by the Spanish daily El Pais.
5- And where was raul? Maybe drowning in alcohol, since according to our sources in Havana, nobody believes what's been shown in that video.
This is the Bloomber report:
Castro Makes First Cuban TV Appearance Since October (Update3)
By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Steven Bodzin
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Fidel Castro appeared today on Cuban state television for the first time in three months, walking and chatting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. His appearance came amid speculation that he was ill and near death.
``As I said before, this is far from being a lost battle,'' the 80-year-old Castro, dressed in a sweatsuit, told Chavez in the video. Cuban authorities have kept the nature of his illness secret. Earlier reports said he suffered from complications from surgery on his intestine.
Today's footage showed Chavez scoffing at rumors the Cuban leader was dying or dead. The video, which state television said was filmed yesterday, also showed Castro speaking briefly with Chavez about the environment and browsing papers on trade agreements between their countries.
Today's video was the sixth since he underwent surgery. Castro appeared thinner and his face was drawn in an Oct. 28 television appearance. Speculation about his health had intensified since July 31, when he handed control of the government to his brother, Raul. It was the first time he ceded control of Cuba.
``He's recovered well,'' Chavez said in the video. ``We talked for two hours. He's in a good mood, with lots of clarity of ideas and analysis.''
Castro and Chavez met for more than two hours, according to a statement by the Cuban government newswire sent via e-mail to Bloomberg News. In the footage, both leaders urged their people to continue fighting capitalism.
Life in Cuba
Daily life in Cuba has changed little since Castro's surgery. The economy last year expanded 12.5 percent, the fastest pace of growth since Castro took over in a communist revolution in 1959, according to data from the island's Economy Ministry. Foreign inflows from investment in the oil, nickel and tourism industries may have peaked, according to the agency.
Castro and Chavez have been close friends since December 1994, when Chavez visited Cuba. In Venezuela, Chavez is seeking economic and political changes he says will lead the country to socialism, such as having the government take over companies in the telephone, electric and oil industries.
In today's footage, the two men repeated their motto in front of the camera: ``We will triumph. Fatherland, socialism or death.'' Chavez returned today to Caracas, the TV station said.
Chavez has reached out repeatedly to Cuba during Castro's illness. The two countries signed 16 agreements Jan. 24, giving Cuba access to Venezuela's new satellite and increasing the number of joint ventures between the two countries.
Today's video also showed Hugo Chavez's brother, Adan Chavez, who is Venezuela's education minister and former ambassador to Cuba.
Castro's Illness
Before today's footage, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Jan. 16 that Castro suffered from diverticulitis, a type of intestinal inflammation. The report cited doctors at Gregorio Maranon hospital it didn't identify.
Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, chief surgeon at Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, said after visiting Castro in December that he was suffering from ``post-operative problems'' following an operation.
The Associated Press, citing a U.S. official it didn't identify, reported Jan. 16 that U.S. intelligence agencies expected Castro to die within two months.
U.S. government agencies, including the Coast Guard, held drills in mid-December to deal with the possibility of a post- Castro exodus from the island. The Coast Guard plans a larger exercise in March, Lieutenant Commander Chris O'Neil, a spokesman, said in an interview this month.
To be honest, after el Mico appeared with a falsified firm of kasstro on camera, so blatantly fake that it was a fiasco, something like this was called for. So, the sedatives are up, and the zombie plays for the cameras.
There are a few things to this:
1- The annonuced to the famous death party in the Orange Bowl had to provoke some sort of propaganda reaction in Havana. This is it, in case you didn't notice. This is designed to demoralize and divide, specially to those who think that the end of the dictator means the freedom of Cuba, forgetting that his system is alive, and well -which paradoxically means worse than ever.
2-There's no clear time line in el Mico Putumayo supposed visit to Cuba. Apparently, he's been going to Cuba very often or his official plane is been seen very often landing in different airports of the capital. Which doesn't necesarilly means that he is on board of the plane.
3- There's nothing in the video that clearly indicates the date it was recorded. Yes, the Cuban government, say that it was filmed yesterday, but there's no way to prove it right or wrong. Nobody can tell if this was a double or where was filmed this video. The quality is bad enough to conceal manipulations, editions, or high tech animations.
4- The corpse looks like a corpse, still. The video has nothing on his status or his prognosis, and there's nothing that refutes the information divulged by the Spanish daily El Pais.
5- And where was raul? Maybe drowning in alcohol, since according to our sources in Havana, nobody believes what's been shown in that video.
This is the Bloomber report:
Castro Makes First Cuban TV Appearance Since October (Update3)
By Guillermo Parra-Bernal and Steven Bodzin
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Fidel Castro appeared today on Cuban state television for the first time in three months, walking and chatting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. His appearance came amid speculation that he was ill and near death.
``As I said before, this is far from being a lost battle,'' the 80-year-old Castro, dressed in a sweatsuit, told Chavez in the video. Cuban authorities have kept the nature of his illness secret. Earlier reports said he suffered from complications from surgery on his intestine.
Today's footage showed Chavez scoffing at rumors the Cuban leader was dying or dead. The video, which state television said was filmed yesterday, also showed Castro speaking briefly with Chavez about the environment and browsing papers on trade agreements between their countries.
Today's video was the sixth since he underwent surgery. Castro appeared thinner and his face was drawn in an Oct. 28 television appearance. Speculation about his health had intensified since July 31, when he handed control of the government to his brother, Raul. It was the first time he ceded control of Cuba.
``He's recovered well,'' Chavez said in the video. ``We talked for two hours. He's in a good mood, with lots of clarity of ideas and analysis.''
Castro and Chavez met for more than two hours, according to a statement by the Cuban government newswire sent via e-mail to Bloomberg News. In the footage, both leaders urged their people to continue fighting capitalism.
Life in Cuba
Daily life in Cuba has changed little since Castro's surgery. The economy last year expanded 12.5 percent, the fastest pace of growth since Castro took over in a communist revolution in 1959, according to data from the island's Economy Ministry. Foreign inflows from investment in the oil, nickel and tourism industries may have peaked, according to the agency.
Castro and Chavez have been close friends since December 1994, when Chavez visited Cuba. In Venezuela, Chavez is seeking economic and political changes he says will lead the country to socialism, such as having the government take over companies in the telephone, electric and oil industries.
In today's footage, the two men repeated their motto in front of the camera: ``We will triumph. Fatherland, socialism or death.'' Chavez returned today to Caracas, the TV station said.
Chavez has reached out repeatedly to Cuba during Castro's illness. The two countries signed 16 agreements Jan. 24, giving Cuba access to Venezuela's new satellite and increasing the number of joint ventures between the two countries.
Today's video also showed Hugo Chavez's brother, Adan Chavez, who is Venezuela's education minister and former ambassador to Cuba.
Castro's Illness
Before today's footage, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported Jan. 16 that Castro suffered from diverticulitis, a type of intestinal inflammation. The report cited doctors at Gregorio Maranon hospital it didn't identify.
Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, chief surgeon at Gregorio Maranon hospital in Madrid, said after visiting Castro in December that he was suffering from ``post-operative problems'' following an operation.
The Associated Press, citing a U.S. official it didn't identify, reported Jan. 16 that U.S. intelligence agencies expected Castro to die within two months.
U.S. government agencies, including the Coast Guard, held drills in mid-December to deal with the possibility of a post- Castro exodus from the island. The Coast Guard plans a larger exercise in March, Lieutenant Commander Chris O'Neil, a spokesman, said in an interview this month.
5 Comments:
The rumors in La Habana ARE MORE AND MORE blatant that THE BEAST IS DEAD , hence this video..
Now if there's not a clear way of dating this video (which by the way has both KaSStro and El Mico wearing the same outfits as the LAST set of pictures) and in the last video they took great pain in making sure the video could be dated by having KaSStro reading from the day's newspaper so if they wanted to PROVE he is alive they woulve done the same, since they did not ( I havent seen the video so I do not know) but if they did NOT date the video ....
then I would say .. FAKE
and THE BEAST IS INDEED DEAD!
As long as Addidas is endorsing the motherfucker, we won't see it with other outfit.
Well, maybe a solid oak coffin ;)
KC,
The video is dated, kind-of. Someone hold up a book thats binded and it looks like it was printed page from El Clarin. It was dated Jan. 29, 2007. At that point, the person holding the book was not shown. Later on, you see kasstro holding the same book in his hand. javascript:msnvDwd('00','3bf279ca-9d25-4d68-b9c8-4f7ccbe3cfaf','us','hotvideo_m_edpicks','','msnbc','','16888351','Cuban TV shows Castro with Chavez').
It still does not convince me because all of this could have been well planned for a few months ago. Why not print something in advance with a pre-determined date (7 month anniversary of him giving up power) and fool the people that he is ok.
Watch the video and give us your opinion.
In my opinion, freedom4cuba, that's a total fake. Cheaply done fake, so people get the message....
Comendante Cadaver!
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