This December 16, 2010 image of the Wiki

This December 16, 2010 image of the Wikileaks internet site shows the front page of a leaaked document discussing the health of Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Castro nearly died after "capriciously" rejecting a colostomy when he fell ill on a domestic flight to Havana, US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks said.The cable, titled "How believable is a Castro comeback?," comes from the US Interests Section Havana marked "confidential" and is dated March 16, 2007. It cites and unnamed "respected, retired Cuban doctor" as its main source on Castro's health. After a full day of activities on July 26, 2006 Castro fell ill. There was no doctor aboard the flight, and upon landing, he was "diagnosed with diverticulitis of the colon," reads the cable. In a December 1 opinion article, Fidel Castro, 84, described the trove of classified and secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks as a "colossal scandal" for Washington. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
This December 16, 2010 image of the Wikileaks internet site shows the front page of a leaaked document discussing the health of Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Castro nearly died after "capriciously" rejecting a colostomy when he fell ill on a domestic flight to Havana, US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks said.The cable, titled "How believable is a Castro comeback?," comes from the US Interests Section Havana marked "confidential" and is dated March 16, 2007. It cites and unnamed "respected, retired Cuban doctor" as its main source on Castro's health. After a full day of activities on July 26, 2006 Castro fell ill. There was no doctor aboard the flight, and upon landing, he was "diagnosed with diverticulitis of the colon," reads the cable. In a December 1 opinion article, Fidel Castro, 84, described the trove of classified and secret US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks as a "colossal scandal" for Washington. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)
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