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Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has been warning of an impending war and on Saturday he dressed for it, donning a green military shirt that was once his typical dress, in his latest public appearance after four years in seclusion.A state-run website, www.cubadebate.com, showed a photograph of the 83-year-old comandante at a ceremony in the city of Artemisa, 36 miles (60 km) outside of Havana in his first-known trip out of Havana since he re-emerged publicly two weeks ago.The report said Castro, who wore a military uniform for most of the 49 years he ruled Cuba, had on his "olive green shirt of a thousand battles."In a report on state-run television, it could be seen that he wore athletic pants, which has been his preferred clothing since falling ill in July 2006.He went to Artemisa to pay homage to young rebels from the city who died in the July 26, 1953 attack on the Moncada barracks in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba.The attack led by Castro went badly, with many of the young people killed, but it is viewed as the start of the Cuban revolution that put him in power in 1959.The country will mark the 57th anniversary of the assault on Monday with a speech by Castro's younger brother, President Raul Castro, in the city of Santa Clara.Except for occasional photographs and videos, Fidel Castro was out of sight for four years after undergoing intestinal surgery. He has re-emerged in recent public appearances around Havana, with one apparent aim being to broadcast his message of doom.Castro has been warning for weeks in his writings that nuclear war is imminent, sparked by the United States in alliance with Israel, attempting to enforce international sanctions against Iran for its nuclear activities.He also says the United States, his foe for more than five decades, will attack North Korea, causing the war to spread.He repeated his warnings indirectly on Saturday, saying news reports are confirming "the seriousness of the dangers that hover over humanity."But, he said, "nobody can deprive us of the right to dream that it is still possible that our species can survive the difficult tests that await in the very near future."Fidel Castro ceded power provisionally to his brother at the time of surgery, then officially when he resigned in February 2008 and Raul Castro was elected his successor by the National Assembly.(Editing by Todd Eastham)
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