Comandante en Jefe Dr Fidel Castro didn't turn up yesterday in Havana for the 50th anniversary of his return to Cuba from exile in Mexico aboard the legendary Granma. Due to his illness, his 80th anniversary celebrations were postponed from August to the first week of December. But unfortunately, he didn't make it. The state of his health is a state secret, but his no-show yesterday points to serious problems.
He came to power when Eisenhower was president in the U.S. and could perhaps leave this world when the worst president the U.S. has ever known is spending his last days in the White House. From a collection of fascist dictatorships with just one red Cuban outpost, the whole of Latin America is slowly turning red. Three of Castor's friends rule in their countries: Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Evo Morales in Bolivia and in Nicaragua Daniel Ortega will soon take over. And leftist economist Rafael Correa has been elected president in Ecuador.
Cuba has a good basic education system and health care, but its economic development has lagged behind. A major cause is the blockade by the U.S. and its allies which makes it difficult for Cuba to further integrate in the world economy and develop its foreign trade. This may change with the Red Tide washing over Latin America...
Patria O Muerte! Venceremos! Viva Cuba socialista!
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