Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Castro in "grave" condition?

That's by way of Reeson, who has this to say about Fidel Castro's successor to power:


If Castro dies, there will be some weakening of the Cuban government, largely because it is centered on a Stalin-like cult of personality with Fidel. But his brother, and likely successor, is even more ruthless, despite some inclinations toward Chinese-style economic reforms.


I don't personally know much at all about Raul or what his Cuba would look like. The age difference between the two isn't that substantial though, and eventually there will be another transition of power.