I was listening to Cuban radio last night...

[panik]

and they read out what amounts to Fidel's retirement letter. There was a ton of stuff about global warming and stuff too, but the last par was a kicker.

"My basic duty is not to cling to office, much less to obstruct the rise of younger people..."

Interesting... Really clever the way they've managed this transition because it used to worry me dreadfully, what might happen if Fidel died suddenly while in office. Maybe he's come to realise, during his long sojourn, that there's more to life than being 'Fidel'. (o:

Granma
BBC

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Wow

[j-amanda.livejournal.com]

"My basic duty is not to cling to office, much less to obstruct the rise of younger people..."

That's amazing!

Re: Wow

[gillyp.livejournal.com]

Well I thought so - especially considering the way they've been telling El Pueblo that 'he's getting better, honest to God and he'll soon be back in charge.'

It also means Raul isn't being considered for the permanent job (never thought he was *g*)

I wonder who's up for it? My money's on Carlos Lage but I'm a little out of touch these days. (o: