Fidel Visits His Luxury Cash Cow

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
In order to show proof of life, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro released a picture of himself (below) accompanying former Venezuelan Vice-President Elias Jaua to his regime's luxurious Hotel Nacional in Havana.

Castro took advantage of the visit to greet the manager of the hotel, Antonio Martinez (middle), and get an update on one of his most lucrative properties.

The Cuban dictator wanted to make sure that the guests of the hotel -- composed of European tourists and the Obama Administration's "people-to-people" travelers -- are comfortable, enjoying their vacations and leaving behind all of their foreign currency.

And of course, that they're not being bothered by those pesky Cubans on the other side of the hotel's glitzy gardens.