tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post115750145621809582..comments2024-03-24T20:40:46.666-04:00Comments on Pan-African News Wire: Fidel Castro Sends Message to the Cuban People, September 5, 2006Pan-African News Wirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958190577776906688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711557.post-1157503940360696232006-09-05T20:52:00.000-04:002006-09-05T20:52:00.000-04:00Latin American Media Banners Fidel Castro UpturnHa...Latin American Media Banners Fidel Castro Upturn<BR/><BR/>Havana, Sep 5 (Prensa Latina) Different media from Argentina, Bolivia, and Colombia headlined on Tuesday Cuban President Fidel Castro´s message about his current health condition, which was published in Granma daily.<BR/><BR/>In Argentina, La Nacion digital daily inserted a long version of the Cuban president´s letter, under the title “The Most Critical Moment was Left Behind”, taken from one of his assertions, together with his words that his recovery is proceeding at a satisfactory pace. <BR/><BR/>Clarin highlighted that the Cuban media broadcast new clips and a message from the president, who has been hospitalized since late July.<BR/><BR/>The newspaper also reported that he has lost 41 pounds since he underwent a surgery, and noted his current good health condition and mental attitude faced with the medical treatment. <BR/><BR/>In its article, Telam news agency said that Fidel Castro asserted that the worst is already over, and after 34 days of convalescence,<BR/>his last stitch was removed.<BR/><BR/>Several television channels, such as TN, Canal Siete, Tele9, Canal 13, and America 24, broadcast excerpts from the letter and illustrated their spaces with the Cuban clips.<BR/><BR/>Bolivian state television also highlighted the satisfactory health progress of Cuban President Fidel Castro.<BR/><BR/>National Canal 7 showed shots of Fidel Castro sitting in a rocking chair, reading, writing, or looking straight at the camera.<BR/><BR/>The state television channel emphasized the passage in which the Cuban president emphasizes that not for a single day, including the most difficult ones since July 26, has he stopped making efforts to make up for the adverse political consequences of so unexpected a health problem.<BR/><BR/>It also showed clips of the recent visit to the Cuban president by his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez.<BR/><BR/>The main Colombian radio and television news shows and the digital dailies also highlighted the message by Fidel Castro about his health condition today.<BR/><BR/>They said Fidel Castro reiterated that we all must understand equally, with realism that the time for a complete recovery, whether we like it or not, will be long. <BR/><BR/>The news shows also published that the Cuban president said “I am absolutely in no hurry at all at this moment, and no one should hurry. The country is going well and making progress.”Pan-African News Wirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958190577776906688noreply@blogger.com