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Headlines like this always give me a chuckle. Who do they think they're fooling?

Castro Re-Elected to Sixth Term as Cuban President, Speaks of His Own Mortality

Elections are so much more fun when you're the only "candidate." Oh, and in case anyone is interested, there's also this load of wind:

Speech made by Dr. Fidel Castro on the current world crisis, on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the Republic of Cuba. Havana, Cuba, March 6, 2003.

Short version: the current world crisis can be laid at the door of the "decadent imperialist capitalist system," i.e., US. Hey, consistency is a virtue.

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