Revolution anniversary

Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have begun 2012 by paying homage to the Cold War, namely celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Cuban revolution. Seemingly without irony, the Venezuelan government lauded the revolution as a source of inspiration for oppressed people. Daniel Ortega also had kind words to say, and probably was also thinking that without Cuban support, there's no way he would have been in a position to get so much booty from the Piñata.