(Apologies for cross posting.) It appears, apart from anything else, that Forbes is not interested in distinguishing between funds actually controlled by an individual and those theroetically/symbolically held (e.g. QE2). The allegation re Castro is not new, but is it complete disinformation? Does anyone know? How? (BTW, Berlusconi made the separate "Powerbrokers" list")
The list: King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Crown Prince & King /Saudi Arabia 80 $20 billion* Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan /Brunei 56 11 billion* Hans Adam II Prince /Liechtenstein 58 2 billion* Saddam Hussein President /Iraq 65 2 billion* Queen Elizabeth II Queen /United Kingdom 76 525 million Yasir Arafat President /Palestinian Authority 73 300 million* Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard Queen /Netherlands 65 250 million Fidel Castro President /Cuba 76 110 million (* = At least.) http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/0317/134.html
