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Passion and a crazed commitment to maintaining power are two essential elements that any aspiring fascist ruler should possess. In the case of Benito Mussolini, these were elements that he embraced not only in his political career, but also in his private life. “Vincere” explores the secret life of Benito Mussolini’s lover—and self-proclaimed spouse—Ida Dalser and the emotional and psychological torture she endures as a result of being swept under the rug. In this chilling account, Ida’s resolve and sanity are tested...
That's when Philistin sprang into action. Working in conjunction with UNICEF, she started asking Kenzie questions about people he knew, where he went to school and what he liked to do. Eventually he mentioned a friend named Benito, and Philistin was able to track him down in Kenzie's neighborhood. Benito then led her to a house full of people he said were the boy's relatives. (See a brief history of baby lifts...
...unscrupulous candidates in Philippines politics, murder has long been the ultimate political tool for eliminating rivals to steal a win at the polls. "This is especially so at the level of local rather than national politics," says Benito Lim, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines, who believes the baleful tradition of "guns, goons and gold" at elections will be hard to uproot. Still, Comelec, the national election commission, hopes the tough gun ban (the early arrests have been widely publicized in the local media) will reduce the potential for violence...
...line are mainly at the level of local politics, such as governors, mayors and elected posts in community units called barangays. And, crucially, local government power can be a considerable source of wealth generation. "Many regard these posts as personal entitlements and their enemies are rival political families," says Benito Lim, a political science professor at the University of the Philippines. "If they cannot come to an arrangement, then eliminating a rival is an option." (Read a TIME cover story on boxer Manny Pacquiao...
...museum which houses the twisted carcasses of several attack helicopters downed by the guerrillas, she points out a crater where a 500-pound bomb was dropped by the army. Nearby is a bunker system used by FMLN rebels to escape those air raids. Back at the Perkin Lenca Lodge, Benito Chica takes out his guitar and plays revolutionary folksongs - the same ones he sang at the rebel camps two decades ago. (See TIME's photo-essay "The Gangs of El Salvador...