El Barbudo Graciously Relinquishes Power

Now that our man in Havana has turned over the reins to his brother Raul, will he travel to Hollywood for his lifetime achievement Oscar, or to Stockholm for his Nobel Peace Prize?

My guess is both.

The picture above was taken at a Semester at Sea propaganda class during a visit to Havana in the spring of 2004. Fidel talked for almost 4 hours, not quite as passionate as in his younger days, but still proud of his accomplishments. He autographed a baseball for later auction.