Fidel Castro

There is something remarkable about the veteran revolutionary re-appearing in public, as if back from the dead. For staying power in the face of American opprobrium, boycotts and blockades, he takes the prize.

It is reported that today he is to make a speech to the Cuban parliament, in which he will allege that the U.S. is planning nuclear attacks on Iran and North Korea. The Americans, whose attitude towards Cuba ceased to be rational many years ago will ignore him. Castro loves to goad them and make them angry. There will be many in the smaller powers opposed to Anglo Saxon/Nato hegemony of what is right and wrong in the world, who will listen. Perhaps we should all pay attention for this good reason.

Castro always exaggerates, but he should not be dismissed. He is well briefed and has access to good intelligence. He will not actually be saying what he says, if the advance trail is right. What he will be saying is that there is a gung ho element in the Pentagon, the Republican Party and the discredited neo cons, who dream of such things and always have. They have been restrained by wise Presidents in the past, although the Bushes proved gullible, especially the younger, but stuck to conventional.

From the dawn of the United States the military have had influence at the heart of the state and key military figures have often been appointed to government office and even elected President more than once. With the Democrats and President Obama, the world is in save hands. He will restrain the wild cards in the pack. Castro is issuing a wake up call to the danger ahead. President Palin.