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Weekly Report - 19 December 2006
CUBA: Speculation mounts over Fidel
More claims and counterclaims were made about the state of President Fidel Castro's health last week than at any other time since he underwent surgery in July. This coincided with the visit of one of the biggest US congressional delegations to Havana since Castro came to power in 1959.
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