La Revolucion Continues...
The news regarding Fidel Castro's demise has been greatly exaggerated. According to the latest reports, the lawyer turned revolutionary icon is doing just fine. Or, at least, "stable" and in "good spirits," according to his own statement. Whether he will fully recover from intestinal surgery is not yet known, though he is, apparently, alive and kicking.
All politics and historical judgments aside, you do have to admire the guy's durablity. For most of his political career the Western world has had him squarely in their sites, yet there he remains, still ruling his island paradise (and the estimated $550 million fortune he has amassed).
It seems Castro has figured out the best way to retain power: Outlive one's enemies.
