I am not going to give you Nick Cohenesque tripe that seriously suggests that Bush's foreign policy is to have Amnesty International, with first-strike capability, or that he is the equivalent of a socialist leader of the International Brigades.

After 49 Years, Fidel Castro has resigned as the President of Cuba. I have just received the press release below from the International Institute for the Study of Cuba.

By Stephen Wilkinson

The latest reports on Fidel Castro's health are not promising. According to his close friend and ally, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, he is "fighting for his life."