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| Castro worth $900 million: Forbes |
| 2006-05-05 |
| EFL:Who says communism doesn't work? It does for El Jefe... NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year. This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader's wealth to a cool $900 million. Probably all royalties on Che Guevera T shirts... Castro, who says his net worth is nil, is likely the beneficiary of up to $900 million, based on his control of state-owned companies, the U.S. financial magazine said in its annual tally of "Kings, Queens & Dictators" fortunes on Thursday. Castro had said he was considering suing after Forbes released its 2005 list, scoffing then his wealth was estimated to be close to that of the queen of England. That "full disclosure" thing scare him off maybe? "Do they think I am (former Zairian President) Mobutu (Sese Seko) or one of the many millionaires, those thieves and plunderers that the empire has suckled and protected?" he said last year, referring to his capitalist archenemy, Washington. Nope. Fidel's a self made man. He doan need no steenking empire protection! This year, Castro would be well above the British monarch. Queen Elizabeth came in with some $500 million in estates, gems and a stamp collection built by her grandfather. The list does not include Buckingham Palace or the crown jewels. Which are now owned by GoldenPalace.com... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #7 The man reportedly dearly loves his daily or weekly imported Spanish hams for din-din - meanwhile, even CBS's 60 MINUTES shows film footage of Cuban hosfraus/shoppers scrounging for food to eat from the normal sorry-looking measlings, iff any, in Cuban markets. What matters to the State is the appearance of subjective or surreal "quantity", NOT the BLIGHT SORES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-05-05 22:41 |
| #6 Piker. |
| Posted by: Yasser 2006-05-05 18:48 |
| #5 Q: Estimado Dios, can I take it with me please along with these most excellent cigars when I die? A: YES (_____) NO (__X__) |
| Posted by: Fidel 2006-05-05 14:35 |
| #4 Funny how Castro uses the "empire" tag (sorry, Empire); seems like Toni Negri and the antiglo neo marxists are in, even to the old guard. You've got to adapt, I guess. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-05-05 13:48 |
| #3 More like "Mine, not yours. Bang, you're dead!" |
| Posted by: imoyaro 2006-05-05 13:36 |
| #2 Aaahh... the wonders and glories of socialist communisim. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-05-05 13:11 |
| #1 What is mine is mine! What is yours is mine! Viva la revolution! |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-05-05 13:04 |