Reply #9: You might get a laugh from the Miami Herald's analysis of the video!

[Judi Lynn]

Castro seems aged, slower on TV show
Fidel Castro appeared in a television interview, looking haggard but sounding fairly lucid.
Posted on Sat, Sep. 22, 2007
BY FRANCES ROBLES
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More than three months after his last public showing, ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a surprise appearance on Cuban television Friday night, speaking slowly and clearly but looking visibly aged.

The hourlong interview with Cuban TV journalist Randy Alonso that aired on the state network Cubavisión also was the first since a recent outbreak of speculation that the Cuban leader had died.

Castro wore his signature red, white and blue track suit and spoke of international economic issues, such as the fall of the dollar and $84-a-barrel oil prices -- illustrating that the interview was taped Friday. He sat upright in a chair, a far cry from pictures a year ago showing him rail-thin and laying flat on his back on a hospital-type bed.

In a conversation that was at times difficult to follow, Castro often trailed off mid-sentence and needed prodding by Alonso to remind him of words or bring him back on track.

Alonso fawned over Castro, telling him how his voice sounded strong and that Miami exiles were going to ''fall on their backs'' when they see the latest video.

More:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/246692.html