posted May 05, 2006 07:14 PM
Or, a money grubbing murderous thug dictator like the rest of the communist cruds who have murdered their way into power?Hello vow of poverty!
First, you start a revolution. Then you murder all your rivals and as many of the former government as you can lay your hands on.
Then you nationalize and seize all the businesses.
Then you take title and control and start putting lots of money in your numbered Swiss bank accounts.
Then you demand bribes and kickbacks for doing business with you and add lots more money to your numbered Swiss bank accounts.
Friday, May 5, 2006 3:49 p.m. EDT
Fidel Castro Makes Forbes Rich List
Cuban President Fidel Castro, who claims a personal vow of poverty, apparently is worth $900 million.
The Cuban dictator ranked #7 on the Forbes magazine list of wealthy heads-of state, according to a report in the New York Post. The list includes kings, queens, sheiks and dictators.
Castro reportedly makes his fortune by heading a number of state-run companies, but also through alleged kickbacks from missiles, cigars and rum that run through the Communist island nation.
Fidel’s fortune means he’s worth nearly twice as much as England’s Queen Elizabeth II ($500M), but he falls well short of the "billionaire’s club” headed by Abdullan Bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz took over as king in Saudi Arabia 10 months ago. He is an avid horse breeder reportedly worth $21 billion.
Rounding out the top five:
Sultan of Brunei worth $20B
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates, worth $19B
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, worth $19B
Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, $4B
Also on the rich leaders list:
Prince Albert II of Monaco, $1B
Castro
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, $600M
Queen Elizabeth II
Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, $270M
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/5/5/155118.shtml?s=ic