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Title: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: Chris on March 02, 2009, 08:12:17 PM: (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3033511014_f62b944df9.jpg)

HAVANA â€“ President Raul Castro abruptly ousted some of Cuba's most powerful officials Monday, remaking the government in the biggest shakeup since he took over from his ailing brother Fidel Castro a year ago. The changes replaced some key Fidel loyalists, including the longtime foreign minister, with men closer to Raul. They also reduced the enormous powers of a vice president credited with saving Cuba's economy after the fall of the Soviet Union.

But analysts saw no immediate indication that the changes are related to hopes for closer U.S.-Cuban ties now that both countries have new presidents.

Several ministries were consolidated in response to President Raul Castro's calls for a "more compact and functional structure" for the often unwieldy communist bureaucracy that oversees nearly all public activity on the island.

(more...) (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_leadership_shakeup)
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: The Village Idiot on March 02, 2009, 08:25:29 PM: oh no. what will Hugo think?
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: TheSarge on March 02, 2009, 08:28:21 PM: Closing ranks and consolidating his power.
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: Mr Mannn on March 02, 2009, 11:45:48 PM: Fidel is dead.
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: Chris on March 03, 2009, 12:05:33 AM: "Chavez says Fidel doing 'very good'" (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-KvXCOz2Z_cE1NUg7v4Rc_20PWAD96JVT9O2) :tinfoil2:
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: Gid on March 03, 2009, 06:07:09 PM: .... and then we can get Cuba to get with Russia and a few other of our mortal enemies and THEY can help us with Iran... yea... that's the ticket..... then we'll all get to meet for afternoon tea and talk it all out... yea...
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: JohnnyReb on March 04, 2009, 06:31:52 AM: A kinder, gentler Castro is running things now, huh. .......well, those he ousted are still breathing ain't they?
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: VelvetElvis on March 04, 2009, 10:46:34 AM: Quote from: JohnnyReb on March 04, 2009, 06:31:52 AM
A kinder, gentler Castro is running things now, huh. .......well, those he ousted are still breathing ain't they?

Are you sure about that?
Title: Re: Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro
Post by: Peter3_1 on March 04, 2009, 07:37:41 PM: SOP for a basic change of power.