Mr. Castro has been rather quiet of late.
Or may be that communist has-been is no longer newsworthy?
Anyways!...It's a fact that he still hates America!
He still hates democracy!
He would love to tweek America's nose, especially duing the election year.
He hates the American presence at Guantanamo bay.

Now! Playing the 'devil's advocate', what would I do if I were Fidel?
Here's what I would do if I were Mr. Castro.

Since there's another violent period of anti-government activity in neighbouring
Haiti. That means tens of thousands of Haitians will want to leave Haiti.
(1)
If I were Fidel, I would INVITE tens of thousands of Haitian refugees to come
to Cuba where they would be "welcomed with open arms"...as long as
they are 'encouraged' to spout off some anti-American slogans when they land
in Cuba. Hopefully to EMBARRASS America's government over its lack of interest in Haiti's
problems of late.
(2)
I would then as leader of Cuba indoctrinate those 'grateful' Haitians in
virulent anti-Americanisms, perhaps training them on AK-47's, RPG's, and explosives to become....
dare I say "troublemakers' in the hemisphere?
(3)
I would also make deals with either Communist China or North Korea to ship
supplies of Scud missiles and Silkworm ASM's, taking advantage of the Pentagon's
excessive focus on Iraq. Since Bush would be forced to repeat JFK's actions against
Cuba [a revived October Crisis?], I would as FIDEL try something 'ominous'
at the perimeter of Gitmo, perhaps having the Cuban army use the perimeter
of Guantanamo Bay for 'artillery practice'.
(4)
Naturally, Bush and Rumsfeld would threaten to use B-52's, F-18's, and B-2 bombers
against 'my' Cuba army in response. I as FIDEL would be forced to 'claim' [lie through my teeth]
that my beloved 'Cuban Army of Liberation' has a right to carry out 'artillery practice'
on sovereign Cuban soil!...But I FIDEL will express "regrets" over a few artillery shells and rockets
landing on the American Base in "error".
(5)
Then to really TWEEK the American's nose, I would install huge loudspeakers near the base perimeter
to BLARE out anti-American propaganda onto Guantanamo Bay, loud enough for the Taliban/Al Qaeda detainees
to hear, hoping to generate a RIOT among them, hopefully EMBARRASSING Bush and forcing him to
evacuate those detainees ELSEWHERE.

[End of my roll as 'devil's advocate]

OK? Fidel is not that much of an idiot to carry out such a scheme and think it will work; or does he?

Jacob

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint; when I ask why they have no food, they call
me a communist." ANON