March 7, 2012

Cuba Prepares for Post-Chavez Era

Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami Herald

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The King's son is still alive, though very damaged, but Raul and a disconsolate Fidel view his death as an inevitable fact. To Fidel, it's a political catastrophe.

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TAGGED: Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, Raul Castro, Cuba

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