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Pfeewww, that was a shock last year: Bill Gates not the richest man in the world anymore according to Forbes, but there is good news now... Although Bill lost about 18 billion last year, he has reclaimed the title of the richest man in the world! Now and this is crucial: Each and every one of you has to invest in the new Windows 7 software this year because the billionaires of the world are getting poorer and of course we want Bill at the top of the list and not some Mexican!


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*snif* i could barely read the article through the tears that i am crying for them...

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There were 1,125 Billionaires in 2008 with a net worth of 4.4 trillion versus 793 worth 2.4 trillion now. Truly an alarming development. Luckily there are some newcomers, but when we don't buy products made in the USA, this is what you get:
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Mexican 'drug lord' on rich list

[Linked Image]Forbes magazine's latest list of the world's billionaires includes Mexico's most wanted man - Joaquin Guzman.


The 54-year-old, who is said to be the head of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels, is 701st on the list with an estimated fortune of $1bn.

Mr Guzman, who escaped from a Mexican prison on 2001, is understood to be at large in Mexico or Central America. Mexican officials blame much of the recent violence in the north of the country on Mr Guzman.

'Charismatic'
Forbes estimates that last year Mexican and Colombian traffickers made between $18bn and $39bn. Mr Guzman's slice of that pie comes from his assumed control of the Sinaloa cartel, which is named after the Mexican state in which it is based. For over a year the Sinaloa Cartel has been trying to oust a rival gang from the border city of Ciudad Juarez; the turf war has left more than 2,000 people dead.

Those who have met Mr Guzman, who stands at just 5 feet tall (152cm), describe him as a man of extraordinary charisma and intelligence. In 2001, he escaped from a Mexican jail in a laundry truck, having apparently charmed, and bribed the entire prison staff. His wedding in 2007 to his 18-year-old wife was so heavily guarded that the Mexican army did not attempt to arrest the groom.

Mr Guzman is not the first alleged drug runner to have made it into the illustrious ranks of the Forbes list of billionaires. In 1989, Colombia's Pablo Escobar was ranked the 7th richest man in the world, with $25bn to his name. There is no sign that global drug consumption is falling. And as long as the demand remains, fortunes will be made.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7938904.stm


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is this where i mention that if drugs were legalized, this guy & his pals would be out of business? there were no drug lords or cartels until there was drug prohibition.

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I wonder if Joaquin Guzman is in Belize serching for his "Missing" shipment that was re-routed to the San Pedro Police station. wink blush


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