CASTRO'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED

Castro is an old man. Castro will die soon. If Bush were to start MORE VOCIFEROUSLY AND STEADILY denounce & deride the socialist tyranny in Cuba, then Castro's death MIGHT VERY WELL set off an UNSTOPPABLE popular democracy movement within Cuba (as Hariri's did in Lebanon and Arafat's did in the occupied territories).

Bush can - and should do this now, and use the EU's rapprochement with Fidel as the excuse.

(BTW: VACLAV HAVEL - who has correctly called Cuba "a giant prison" - has spoken out forcefully on this issue; CHECK HIM OUT!)