Today's Associated Press story, published by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Charleston Post and Courier and elsewhere is headlined Fidel Castro marks 77th birthday as unchallenged Cuban leader

Unchallenged? Not exactly. He has many challengers, and he responds to his challengers with Communist hospitality.

The P-I's version of the story tells us who helps Fidel defend himself from his challengers:

The EU is Cuba's largest trade, aid and investment partner.