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FIDEL CASTRO BREAKS SILENCE OVER THAW IN U.S.-CUBA RELATIONS

After almost six weeks Fidel Castro has ended his silence over the deal to restore diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. He wrote a letter saying that he supported peaceful end to conflict but still distrusted American politics. Mr. Castro wrote about how he wants to "defend cooperation and friendship with all the world's people" he included his "political adversaries" in that list. The letter was read to students at the University of Havana, and was published in the official Communist Party's newspaper. There had been past rumors that Castro was dead. After he had made an announcement on Dec. 17 of the detente. Castro has left analysts to wonder whether he has approved of the deal. The Letter he wrote was very scattered, talking about global economic inequality and Greek notions of utopia, and also including Cuba's role in the Angolan conflict before he even mention the reconciliation. Castro has repeatedly  mentioned that he does not trust American Politics, that he has not discussed this matter with America, but he is not rejecting the proposal.