castro resigns!

fidel has stepped down in cuba. well, he said he won't run again for election, but the times article doesn't say when it actually take effect. this could prove interesting. i wonder if one of the parties will take credit.

we've been tough all these years. it worked!"

probably both will tout this as a triumph of diplomacy. of course, our current guy has said he wants to see a democratic cuba. you know, like the one we helped establish in kuwait. or saudia arabia. or iraq.