You know, he may just be on to something here

Drew Curtis of fark.com speculates that the odd timing -- 3AM local time -- of the announcement of Fidel Castro's retirement, in the form of a letter read aloud by others, was precipitated by his death, which will be made public about a week after his brother Raul takes the reins. It fits my favorite category of conspiracy theory -- ones that should be true whether they really are or not, because they'll make for a better movie ending.