Brothers Fidel Castro, left, and Raul Castro -- the past and present Cuban presidents, respectively -- attend the opening session of the National Assembly of the People's Power in Havana Sunday, February 2013. Photo: Reuters
Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald: Raúl Castro is expected to step down soon. And recent moves suggest he won’t be alone
Accustomed to reading between the lines, Cubans have been speculating about the fate of three “historic” revolutionary leaders — José Ramón Machado Ventura, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez and Guillermo García Frías — all of whom were honored in a recent ceremony.
Cuban leader Raúl Castro awarded the trio medals as “Heroes of Labor” during the Feb. 24 ceremony in Havana’s recently renovated Capitolo building, which serves as the new headquarters for the National Assemby. The awards generally indicate the honorees will soon retire from public life.
“This is goodbye,” Reinaldo Escobar, editor of the 14ymedio digital news page, told el Nuevo Herald during a Miami visit. “That would mean Ramiro Valdés, Machado Ventura and Guillermo García may be removed from the Council of State,” the executive body of the island's legislature, the National Assembly of People's Power.
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WNU Editor: Goodbye to the old boss .... hello to the new boss. In short .... nothing is going to change.
