Cuba quiet after Castro announces resignation

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Originally Posted by rubytuesday

This seems all a bit strange. That he'd claim power for 50 years and then just give it up. He didn't give it up when he fell ill. It just seems like he might have died already and that this is just a public statement. It doesn't seem like Castro to pass on the leadership cause of illness. Has there been any more news about this?

That's interesting. I didn't consider that he could have died already. If that's the case why doesn't Cuba just say so?