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With Castro ailing, what's next for Cuba?(Fidel Castro)(Brief article)
The July 31 Cuban news announcement that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro was temporarily turning over administrative power in the island nation to his younger brother, Raul, as he underwent surgery to repair an ailment that had caused intestinal bleeding, produced a variety of reactions, but mostly uncertainty. With freedom of information nonexistent in communist Cuba, the news is what the government says it is, and no one outside the ruling circle knows the truth. An August 2 statement released in the name of the elder Castro read: "The important thing is that in the country everything is going perfectly well, and will continue to do so." The cynical might wonder exactly what constitutes "going perfectly well" in the island prison.
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