>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7252109.stm


I have a feeling Fidel will be retiring in a more profound way pretty soon. We'll see.

I must admit a certain fondness for the old goat. Not for his politics or for what he has done for Cuba, or should I say not done. But you have to give him credit for what he did as a young man, having a belief in principles strong enough to lead a revolution and actually overthrow a government. And for the audacity to withstand a hostile superpower 90 miles from his shores for decades. Like him or loathe him, admire him or not, he has left footprints in the sand.