When Forbes magazine named him among the world’s richest heads of state in 2005 a furious Fidel Castro denounced it as “infamy!” “Do they think I’m some kind of Mobutu!” he raged. At the time Forbes estimated his fortune at $550 million This year Forbes raised his ranking to the world’s 7th richest head of state, with an estimated fortune of $900 million. “Repugnant slander!” Castro thundered on Cuban television (all twelve of them) this week. The “President” of Cuba’s National Bank, Francisco Soberon, also chimed in: “The Cuban revolution and its Maximum Leader are an example of honesty and … Continue reading Castro Is Rich