Forbes names Mexican drug lord No 41 more influential man in the world!

[BlackPirate]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/...man/index.html

Yeap.And before you say No 41 is not so high just see who are less influential(always according to Forbes). Medvedev is listed as No 43,Israeli PM No 46, Sarkozy No 56, Chavez No 67 etc.A Mexican drug lord, a criminal, is more influential than some of the worlds most powerfull heads of state!

[The Devil's Sergeant]

Now who says crime doesn't pay?

[Cougar109]

That's not all that surprising and there is indeed actual truth behind it. Escobar as his peak was considered one of the 25 most powerful men in the world so this isn't exactly uncharted territory. Money and bullets are what rules the world and Guzman has more at his disposal then 75% of the nations in the world.

[Fingon NL]

That's not all that surprising and there is indeed actual truth behind it. Escobar as his peak was considered one of the 25 most powerful men in the world so this isn't exactly uncharted territory. Money and bullets are what rules the world and Guzman has more at his disposal then 75% of the nations in the world.

I'd say what distinguishes him from those headers of states is the fact he knows no bounds in using the forces at his disposal, he doesn't care about the law, if he wants to kill somebody he will.