Casto: "I'm as "Death to America" as the next dictator, but for f*cks sakes, man! Stop it!"

oldfarthenry: What does Iran's Mac-scrood All-mad-jibberjab have to say about it?
I imagine he's pretty pissed with his runner-up sash in the bat-sh*t insane dictator pageant.

Probably loves it. Takes the attention of off their nuke program.

Surprised to learn that the UK has an embassy there and the NK government could no longer guarantee their safety, in effect saying, "if a nuclear bomb hits Pyongyang, you might die."
/No sh*t, Sherlock,

I thought Fidel died in Battlefield 3

GiantRex: I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who had to check whether or not Castro was still alive.

It's that other guy who died.

Wait so Cuba is second in line for the if-you-piss-them-off-you've-definitely-farked-up list? I always imagined it would be some blood thirsty African warlord or Al Qaeda, not some sunny Caribbean country with an affinity for 50's cars.

rkiller1: Surprised to learn that the UK has an embassy there and the NK government could no longer guarantee their safety, in effect saying, "if a nuclear bomb hits Pyongyang, you might die."
/No sh*t, Sherlock,

Some how I would think if you see the UK embassy clearing out in full it's a good time to get out of town.  There is no way we would bomb the city and not give the UK a heads up.

Damn, cancel his invitation to the Petorian inauguration party.  We can't have that kind of crazy in attendance.

CaptSacto: James!: I thought he was dead.

He keeps refusing to go on the damned cart

Thank you for that!

/He will be soon.

Why does this whole N Korea situation feel like the end sequence for Pulp Fiction.

I wonder if he spent Burns' trillion dollar bill yet.

GiantRex: I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who had to check whether or not Castro was still alive.

Me too. Apparently he's feeling better, and just went for a walk.

MyKingdomForYourHorse: Why does this whole N Korea situation feel like the end sequence for Pulp Fiction.

Which ending?  The standoff in the diner or Butch and Fabienne riding off on the chopper?

I don't believe he's still alive. I think its a clever ploy.

That's not an anti-aircraft battery, Telegraph. That's a KS-1 Kometa anti-ship cruise missile.

I swear Castro died. I know he did. Am I in a parallel dimension? Quick who's the current president and are the polar ice caps still expanding and threatening to overtake Canada?

Lucia Fuenmayor Castro

/lotsa Castros in GIS

BEER_ME_in_CT: How is he still writing for Communist rags when I personally shot him in the face at the end of BF3?

Same reason Nicolas Cage keeps getting work.

Castro's brother Raul is now officially in charge

You all will know Castro is "officially" dead when you get national news coverage of Miami erupting into a days-long party in the streets - truth be told, there is a contingency plan in place by the city for when this occurs which, apparently, includes trying to herd gleeful people into one of the local stadiums

I don't know if there will just come a point where there is an announcement for real or if, some day in the future, it becomes obvious the man isn't celebrating his 122nd birthday along with Bilbo Baggin's great-great nephew on his grandfather's side

parasol: there is a contingency plan in place by the city for when this occurs which, apparently, includes trying to herd gleeful people into one of the local stadiums

I want that to be true so much.

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: Tat'dGreaser: Yeaaaaaaaaaaa thanks Mr. I'm Still Relevant and I Tried This Over 40 Years Ago

That was the US and Soviets having that standoff. Castro was just the guy with the land.

Yes and no. Things re: Cuba cooled when the Russians realized Castro was a looser cannon than they thought, and possibly would try to nuke the US on his own. Fortunately, in the 1960s, the Russians and the US weren't that eager to get into a nuclear war.

After the Crisis, they basically kept sending Cuba food, but stopped sending them weapons. This is sort of a smaller version of what China is going through now with North Korea -- they're getting worried now that Un is crazier than they may have thought.

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Lucia Fuenmayor Castro

/lotsa Castros in GIS

Looks like Selena Gomez.

ich, ich liebe dich wie ein Liebelied baby

Whoever she is, I hope she's legal, 'cause she is HOT!

parasol: Castro's brother Raul is now officially in charge

You all will know Castro is "officially" dead when you get national news coverage of Miami erupting into a days-long party in the streets - truth be told, there is a contingency plan in place by the city for when this occurs which, apparently, includes trying to herd gleeful people into one of the local stadiums

I don't know if there will just come a point where there is an announcement for real or if, some day in the future, it becomes obvious the man isn't celebrating his 122nd birthday along with Bilbo Baggin's great-great nephew on his grandfather's side

The announcement will be at a really convenient time, just like Chavez's death was announced. Yes, I also believe he passed away well before it was announced, so they could consolidate power. I think Fatty Dingdong missed the memo in "Sustaining Your Dictatorship Quarterly" that said, "consolidate power before the death of your predecessor is mourned." So now he's all sorts of out of pocket, because he made fatal errors in his ascension to Dear Leader position.

mbillips: That's not an anti-aircraft battery, Telegraph. That's a KS-1 Kometa anti-ship cruise missile.

Nicely done. I thought it looked pretty bulky for an AA...

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Lucia Fuenmayor Castro

/lotsa Castros in GIS

Looks like Selena Gomez.

ich, ich liebe dich wie ein Liebelied baby

Whoever she is, I hope she's legal, 'cause she is HOT!

Almost positive that's Becky Gomez (no relation to Selena) and she's 15 or 16.

"Looks like someone doesn't have your back anymore."

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Lucia Fuenmayor Castro

/lotsa Castros in GIS

Looks like Selena Gomez.

is Selena Gomez.

mbillips:
Also THANKS.
It looks like a V-1 with the engine mounted internally.

Or...

Those drones the US Navy uses for target practice. Oh wait.....