When it comes to Raul Castro, Best of the Web said it first,
We’re going to start calling him Raul “Waldo” Castro
Where is “Waldo”? Maybe he’s in Havana: Alan Freeman’s article says (emphasis mine)
Raul has still not made a formal public statement or been shown on TV since the statement on Monday, although he was reportedly seen yesterday in downtown Havana and greeted warmly by passersby.
Freemen says that the dead-tree Granma on its front page (not on line yet) recycled
an excerpt of a speech given by Raul Castro, the nation’s Defence Minister, to the Communist Party Central Committee on July 1, a month before the announcement of Fidel’s illness. Reuters news agency said the speech was originally pronounced in mid-June to army officers and printed in Granma the next day.
Recycled speeches or not, as of 5:52AM today Reuters was saying that “Waldo” is a no-show, and as of 3:10GMT, at the Beeb “The question of Raul Castro’s non-appearance remains unanswered”.
Meanwhile, via Linda, Where is Fidel?
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(technorati tags Fidel Castro, Castro, Cuba)
