上图中，左边是劳尔卡斯特罗，右边当然是我们熟悉的古巴总统菲德尔卡斯特罗。在独揽大权快半个世纪之后，我们可爱的九命灵猫卡斯特罗终于也老了，老到要退位了。九命灵猫的称呼，来自他成功逃脱637次中情局暗杀的传奇，每一次都是要人命了。他退了，七十六岁的劳尔，他弟弟，就登上了权力巅峰。自从零六年做手术之后，卡斯特罗隐退的消息一直都没有停息，现在看来是应验了。看看现在的古巴，依然是硕果仅存的几个社会主义国家之一，与我们是社会主义阵营的好兄弟嘛。还是要对卡斯特罗说一声：您幸苦了。

Fidel Castro, the ailing leader of Cuba, finally steps down. Having been at the helm of this tiny nation merely 90 miles from the American shore for half a century, Castro still maintains an ironclad rule over Cuba, and a smooth transition of power from Fidel to his brother Raul is right on the horizon. Despite the resignation, Castro's immense clout is surely to linger in the Cuban political structure, and may continue to sway vital policy of his brother's government.