Castro angry over Forbes listing:
Cuban President Fidel Castro has criticized Forbes magazine for the “infamy” of listing him among the world’s richest people, with a net worth of $550 million.
“Once again, they have committed the infamy of speaking about Castro’s fortune, placing me almost above the queen of England,” Castro said in a speech to top officials of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party, military and police.
“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 in reference to his capitalist archenemy, the United States.
To be sure, Cubans have suffered not only the brunt of whatever hair-brained schemes that Castro concocts, but also a haphazard embargo. However, the best part of the story is that Castro is considering suing the magazine over the listing. Via Marginal Revolution.
