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Cuban special forces carrying assault rifles equipped with scopes and silencers take part in a military parade 02 December 2006 at Revolution Square celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Army and the 80th birthday of President Fidel Castro. Cuba's communist interim leader Raul Castro, in a shift from the tack of his ailing brother Fidel, on Saturday pushed for negotiations with the United States to end decades of tense ties. Raul Castro has been filling in for his brother Fidel, 80, since Fidel Castro -- Cuba's leader since 1959 -- underwent intestinal surgery in July. AFP PHOTO Rodrigo ARANGUA
