"Fidel Castro Is Getting Better", Says Raul Castro, page 1

Thursday, at a book fair in Havana Cuba, Fidel's Brother Raul Castro faced journalists and gave specific announcement that the once rumored dying Cuban leader is alive, improving and started to eat food in apparent sign that he is really getting better. This is in contradiction from most of the released reports from the western media.

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HAVANA -- Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is improving and fully aware, his brother Raul Castro told journalists Thursday at a book fair here.

"Fidel is getting better by the day, he has a telephone at his side and uses it often, he is aware of everything," said Raul, who replaced Fidel temporarily six months ago after the Cuban president underwent an operation.

With no concrete reports on his condition, Fidel Castro's health has generated much speculation since last July, including rumors that he is dying after leading the country nearly five decades.

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Some of the world leaders including US, already planning the changes that will happen once Fidel Castro dies. This particular kind of press release from Fidel's own camp will surely just raise more doubts about the Cuban leader's real condition.

Fidel Castro has been ruling Cuba for nearly five decades.

[edit on 9-2-2007 by searching_for_truth]