Darth Valdes

Is Ramiro Valdes, veteran of the revolution and longtime rival of Raúl Castro, the new jefe behind the throne in Cuba?

Whether Fidel recovers or withers away from his illness, the answer might be, "Yes."

He has been throwing his weight around since Raúl placed him in charge of information of communications technology.

Read some tantalizing speculation — but that's all it is, speculation — at the highly informed KillCastro blog.

Posted by Marc R. Masferrer on September 27, 2006 at 12:38 AM in Cuba | Permalink

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