Fidel Castro

Looking well , Comrade !                                 

Cuba's former President Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in nine months.

Mr Castro, 87, attended the opening of an art studio in the capital, Havana, on Wednesday night.

Pictures released on Thursday showed a frail-looking Mr Castro walking with a stick and looking at works of art.

Fidel Castro led Cuba for nearly half a century before handing over power to his brother, Raul, in 2006 because of ill health.

Fidel has kept a low public profile, with sporadic appearances, ever since.

The last time he appeared in public was on 9 April last year, when he attended the inauguration of a Havana school.

Castro is going to die within the next few years, but he's had a good run. I admire the guy even though I disagree with most things he's done. He should have attended Mandela's funeral for the kicks of it and attempted to shake hands with Obama.

Shake hands with an American..... Why ?

Amricans still cannot get over the beating up at the Bay of Pigs