A recently disclosed diplomatic cable written by the U.S. Interest Section in Havana in March 2007 describes what the U.S. government knew about Fidel Castro's condition when he became critically ill the previous July and almost died.
According to the cable, which was included in the Wikileaks release, Castro was tantalizingly close to dying because, to put it crudely but very accurately, he was full of shit.
And while he is alive, his shadow is over everything happening on the island:
We are missing too many variables to be able to predict accurately how many more months Fidel Castro will live. Frankly, we don't believe anyone, including Castro himself, can state that with certainty. However, while he is still alive, even in a reduced capacity, his presence has a chilling and retardant effect on Cuban society. The high expectations for change are still out there, but are mostly associated with the idea that the dictator has to die first before anything substantial will happen.
Read the whole cable here.
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