Castro slams US in editorial

It was the latest indication that Castro has no plans to retire from the limelight, after comments by various government officials recently that he is recovering well enough to soon take a more active role in government.

Castro is yet to reappear in public, however, having only been seen in photographs and video recordings or heard on the radio since his surgery. He has been pictured in track suits or pajamas rather than his trademark olive green uniform.

In Thursday’s article, Castro said more than 3 billion people in the world were condemned to die prematurely of hunger or thirst from plans by his ideological foe, the United States, to convert foodstuffs like corn into fuel for cars.“

This is not an exaggerated figure, it’s more likely cautious,” Castro wrote.