Tue May 16, 1:16 PM ET
HAVANA (AFP) - Cuban President Fidel Castro said he would offer his resignation if his arch-rival, the United States, can prove that he has a huge personal fortune as claimed by Forbes magazine.
"If they prove that I have an account abroad, I will resign from my position, from my current responsibilities," Castro, who has ruled Cuba for 47 years, said in a lengthy television and radio appearance.
Earlier this month, Castro was listed by Forbes as the seventh wealthiest ruler with 900 million dollars.
The American magazine cited former Cuban officials as saying that Castro had skimmed profits from a Havana convention center, retail conglomerate Cimex and vaccine and pharmaceutical products firm Medicuba to amass his fortune.
Forbes noted, however, that "Castro, for the record, disagrees, insisting his personal net worth is zero."
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All I can say is he better hope that he doesn't have accounts abroad. (in all reality, he wouldn't need accounts abroad, he does rule a nation...) If the US govt wants him out of power I have no doubt that they could fabricate such accounts -- or dive deep enough to find account he thought were hidden. '
As a side note: Are we going to compare our biceps next?
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