Fidel Castro dead, age 90.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/americas/fidel-castro-obit/index.html

He survived 600 (!) assassination attempts:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/americas/cuba-fidel-castro-at-90-after-assassination-plots/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial

Originally posted by sonhouse
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/26/americas/fidel-castro-obit/index.html

He survived 600 (!) assassination attempts:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/12/americas/cuba-fidel-castro-at-90-after-assassination-plots/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial

Just about time for him to kick the bucket...He lived to be ripe old age!!!

-VR

The only Latin American country which wasn't steamrolled by
the CIA during the heyday of the empire. Oh boy, did it hurt to the
gringo pigs to lose their Caribbean brothel to the glorious revolution.
Now it will be over, but Cuban resistance will be up there, in golden
letters, next to the brave Vietnamese people who defeated the
cursed ones.

He got secretly cryogenized.

Hopefully some day his country will recover. I wonder how you read that.

Originally posted by apathist
Hopefully some day his country will recover. I wonder how you read that.

Well, one thing, Cubans learned how to fix old cars very well. I would take my car to a Cuban mechanic.

Originally posted by vandervelde
He got secretly cryogenized.

Wrong end of the thermometer there, Pancho.

And the chess community cares because?

Whatev....

Originally posted by cowboynoel
And the chess community cares because?

Whatev....

Cowboy,
This is the General forum ANY SUBJECTS can be talked about here. Doesn't have to be chess related.

-VR

I think cuba rocks. They have had some harsh decades. Let them back on board.

Originally posted by Seitse
The only Latin American country which wasn't steamrolled by
the CIA during the heyday of the empire. Oh boy, did it hurt to the
gringo pigs to lose their Caribbean brothel to the glorious revolution.
Now it will be over, but Cuban resistance will be up there, in golden
letters, next to the brave Vietnamese people who defeated the
cursed ones.

Actually, the gringo pigs was the Mafia, they are the ones who lost big time and they bungled the assasination attempt. I don't think it would have stopped the revolution if they had succeeded, and it was a request from the CIA, but I think others would have stepped in and besides, the Soviets are the ones who propped up the economy to the tune of 5 billion US a year till they collapsed in 90.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Actually, the gringo pigs was the Mafia, they are the ones who lost big time and they bungled the assasination attempt. I don't think it would have stopped the revolution if they had succeeded, and it was a request from the CIA, but I think others would have stepped in and besides, the Soviets are the ones who propped up the economy to the tune of 5 billion US a year till they collapsed in 90.

We Canucks love the place, to the tune of 1.3 million visitors a year (last year). I have been 3 times and will likely be heading there again this spring (March/April).

Originally posted by sonhouse
the gringo pigs was the Mafia

How old are you again?

Originally posted by sonhouse
Actually, the gringo pigs was the Mafia, they are the ones who lost big time and they bungled the assasination attempt. I don't think it would have stopped the revolution if they had succeeded, and it was a request from the CIA, but I think others would have stepped in and besides, the Soviets are the ones who propped up the economy to the tune of 5 billion US a year till they collapsed in 90.

Conspiracy much?

Originally posted by vandervelde
He got secretly cryogenized.

I have no interest in his sexual preferences.

Thanks for that.