I have ran accross the list of the list of the world's dictators ranked by the amount of money they embezzled from their countries. Slobodan Milosevic of my native Serbia was number 5. I was surprised that he was ranked that high, but then the amount he embezzled seemed too low. $1 billion divided by the population of 10 million gives about $100 per person ($400 per average family). I have a feeling that we gave much, much more! It is hard to imagine what Indonesians, Philippinos, Zairans and Nigerians went through.
The top five dictators are:
Suharto (Indonesia, 1967-98), $15 billion to $35 billion
Ferdinand Marcos (Philippines, 1972-86), $5 billion to $10 billion
Mobutu Sese Seko (Zaire, 1965-97), $5 billion
Sani Abacha (Nigeria, 1993-98), $2 billion to $5 billion
Slobodan Milosevic (Yugoslavia, 1989-2000), $1 billion
Sometimes you wonder who in the family would start a blog and interestingly you know it. What caused this blog frenzy of 'much ado about nothing'? Hopefully this will not result in a blog on blog. Some introspective moments with your own thoughts could prove beneficial. Silence is easy.
Posted by: Jelena at April 27, 2004 07:29 AMSomone in your family harrassing you?
Posted by: Patrick at April 28, 2004 10:53 PM