Dangerous Times

I can see the spark in the eyes of thousands of Cuban refugees/Old American Businesses in Florida hoping to go back and to re-create the backyard entertainment center Cuba once was. I can see profitable prostitution, gambling and various criminal activities to start and all of it with the blessing of a "democratic" government.

Castro‘s condition unknown after surgery

The news came Monday night in a statement read on state television by his secretary Carlos Valenciaga. The message said Castro‘s condition was apparently due to stress from a heavy work schedule during recent trips to Argentina and eastern Cuba. He did not appear on the broadcast.

Raul Castro, Cuba‘s defense minister who turned 75 in June, also did not appear on television and made no statement on his own. For decades the constitutional successor to his brother, Raul Castro has assumed a more public profile in recent weeks.