Obviously not a reliable source, but Perez Hilton (he of Cuban descent) is reporting all over his website today that he has sources claiming that Castro’s death will be announced by the US government today and that they are just waiting for law enforcement to prepare themselves in Miami before making it official.
Has anyone else heard this from more reputable sources today? I believe it’s getting some mention on Drudge as well.
ETA: I know Perez is a gossip rag, but he’s been right about a lot of things in the past.
On the other hand, your link says Castro is “being informed and consulted constantly.” Which, I’ll point out, is not incompaptible with his being dead.
The US government knows Castro is dead, but is holding off announcing the death until they can mobilize law enforcement in Miami? Except how can the US government censor this news? There’s like, you know, the internet? Which is international? And there are other countries? Which have news too?
And why would the US government “announce” that Castro is dead? Wouldn’t that be done by, you know, the Cubans? Even if the CIA had obtained proof that Castro was dead but the Cubans were keeping it secret, why would they bother “announcing” it? What would be the purpose? They wouldn’t announce it, they’d leak it to the various news agencies.
If a gossip columnist with an axe to grind and a website that is that hard to look at manages to scoop every major media organization in the country, I will have to reassess my dictum that 90% of everything posted on the Internet is bullshit.
In the past few months, the Cuban state-run media has told people to prepare themselves for Castro’s demise. But the current party line is that his health is improving and he’s off the critical list. If he were truly dying, it would seem strange that the Cuban government would be setting itself up to be discredited.