Fidel Castro, love him or hate him, he's iconic!

[Brian Peacock]

...envious of his manly beard.

[tattuchu]

This pic was a symbol of soviet expansionism.

I had no idea Castro was a cuddler! Expansionism is right. My pants are getting tight

[Seth]

He's a legend and his name will carry on longer than much of the US presidents who opposed him.

Haters hating because they're envious.

Shows how much you care about the hundreds of thousands of Cubans he murdered or imprisoned during his dictatorial reign.

Here's hoping that you get on the wrong side of a Marxist dictator soon and get to find out how that works out for dissidents.

[laklak]

Well that's one totalitarian fuckknuckle down, here's hoping Mad Bob Mugabe is next.

[Animavore]

Followed by Trump.

[DaveDodo007]

Fidel Castro was a dictator, but in comparison to the dictator he ousted, Fulgencio Batista, he did a massive amount of good to the Cuban people.

Batista was pure evil.

You clearly know nothing of Cuban history.

This always makes me laugh, well actually cry. It is the whole C S Lewis's Robber Baron compared to the self righteous cunt scenario.

[DaveDodo007]

Well that's one totalitarian fuckknuckle down, here's hoping Mad Bob Mugabe is next.

Kek wills it, kek be praised.

[DaveDodo007]

He's a legend and his name will carry on longer than much of the US presidents who opposed him.

Haters hating because they're envious.

Shows how much you care about the hundreds of thousands of Cubans he murdered or imprisoned during his dictatorial reign.

Here's hoping that you get on the wrong side of a Marxist dictator soon and get to find out how that works out for dissidents.

Killing political dissidents, interning gays, banning unions, no free speech and no Internet, being a dictator for 50 years is fine, so long as you're left wing. Lefty/liberalism is a mental disorder.

[laklak]

I hope the Trumpster doesn't fuck up normalizing relations. I really really really want to cruise to Cuba, only 90 miles from Key West, a quick overnight run in good water. They're building a couple of new marinas and have recently upgraded docks in Havana. It will make cruising to Jamaica easier than the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti (most insurance won't cover you in Haitian waters). Getting to the Caymans will also be much easier with ports to stop in, it's a long run from Key West.

[DRSB]

Covert CIA plot to wait until Fidel Castro dies of old age successful

A decades-long plot to get Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to pass away peacefully in his sleep has come to fruition, according to a statement from the CIA.

“We are proud to announce that our 53 years of patience have finally paid off,” said CIA spokesperson Ryan Trimarchi. “It seems silly in retrospect, but when President Kennedy first approved the plan there were many detractors who said it would fail.”

First hatched in 1963, so-called “Operation Sit-Back-And-Let-It-Happen” was one of many CIA plots intended to end the life of the Communist revolutionary and the only one to succeed. The mission’s completion was formally declared after Cuban State television announced Castro’s death at the age of 90.

“It’s just a shame that JFK didn’t live to see it,” Trimarchi added. “Or Johnson. Or Nixon. Ditto Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. They all would’ve been real proud.”

The CIA’s announcement has been met with praise by Cuban-Americans, including policy advocate Mauricio Diaz.

“I give the CIA a lot of credit for being willing to play the long game in bringing down this oppressive dictator,” said the lobbyist and director of the Cuban Liberty PAC. “Until now no one in Cuba realized that ‘failures’ like the Bay of Pigs and all those assassination attempts were just a great cover for this master plan.”

“Now all we need to do is wait 5 or 6 years for Raul to have an aneurysm and we can finally bring Democracy to the Cuban people,” added Diaz.

The top secret plot is considered the longest continuous operation in CIA history. When the Cuban President outlived the operation’s initial target date of 2003, George W. Bush approved an additional 15 years of funding to send agents to hang around Havana. When Castro’s health led him to abdicate power in 2008, the CIA focused their efforts on deploying SR-71 Blackbirds daily to take pictures and confirm whether he was “still moving”.

“Some felt the program was wasteful, but there’s no denying it didn’t work,” said Trimarchi.

“And now, thanks to these efforts, Fidel Castro is no longer a threat to our democracy,” he concluded.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2016/11/co ... uccessful/

[pErvinalia]

[Hermit]

Covert CIA plot to wait until Fidel Castro dies of old age successful

A decades-long plot to get Cuban dictator Fidel Castro to pass away peacefully in his sleep has come to fruition, according to a statement from the CIA.

“We are proud to announce that our 53 years of patience have finally paid off,” said CIA spokesperson Ryan Trimarchi. “It seems silly in retrospect, but when President Kennedy first approved the plan there were many detractors who said it would fail.”

First hatched in 1963, so-called “Operation Sit-Back-And-Let-It-Happen” was one of many CIA plots intended to end the life of the Communist revolutionary and the only one to succeed. The mission’s completion was formally declared after Cuban State television announced Castro’s death at the age of 90.

“It’s just a shame that JFK didn’t live to see it,” Trimarchi added. “Or Johnson. Or Nixon. Ditto Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. They all would’ve been real proud.”

The CIA’s announcement has been met with praise by Cuban-Americans, including policy advocate Mauricio Diaz.

“I give the CIA a lot of credit for being willing to play the long game in bringing down this oppressive dictator,” said the lobbyist and director of the Cuban Liberty PAC. “Until now no one in Cuba realized that ‘failures’ like the Bay of Pigs and all those assassination attempts were just a great cover for this master plan.”

“Now all we need to do is wait 5 or 6 years for Raul to have an aneurysm and we can finally bring Democracy to the Cuban people,” added Diaz.

The top secret plot is considered the longest continuous operation in CIA history. When the Cuban President outlived the operation’s initial target date of 2003, George W. Bush approved an additional 15 years of funding to send agents to hang around Havana. When Castro’s health led him to abdicate power in 2008, the CIA focused their efforts on deploying SR-71 Blackbirds daily to take pictures and confirm whether he was “still moving”.

“Some felt the program was wasteful, but there’s no denying it didn’t work,” said Trimarchi.

“And now, thanks to these efforts, Fidel Castro is no longer a threat to our democracy,” he concluded.

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2016/11/co ... uccessful/

Fancy that. The CIA has learnt a lesson from king Canute.

One appears as if one is wise if one consults tide charts, then issues a fitting order.

[Brian Peacock]

I hope the Trumpster doesn't fuck up normalizing relations..

Haven't you heard? He's going to build a wall - and Cuba are going to pay for it.

[pErvinalia]

There's nothing normal about trump.

[Brian Peacock]

eBay.