Word: despot
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...Saddam has an image problem in the American public consciousness. Because he is commonly perceived as a murderous, selfish, psychotic person, there is a lot of American support for deposing him. But maybe Saddam could make this bad image work for him, you know, turn the whole evil-despot image into a boys-will-be-boys act. That’s where Tony Soprano comes...
...cause him to do in the future. If Saddam had marketed himself better, the American public sentiment about invading Iraq would undoubtedly be different, and that is a troublesome thought as well. I wonder what would have happened if David Chase had an Iraqi cousin. Might the Most-Wanted Despot instead be America’s favorite star...
...President of the U.S. has no right to try to remove Saddam, even if he is a despot. Some of us have to work with people from all over the world. I have lived as a foreigner in Germany for nearly 30 years. The world is larger than Texas and much larger than the U.S. Normal citizens of this world can get on well together, as my colleagues and I do at work, where there are no religious excesses or pseudopolitical strains. We are all equal. GORDON H.C. DOWE Gottingen, Germany...
...years ago the Israelis assumed this difficult responsibility when no one else was willing to take it on, and they may well have saved the entire Middle East. Today, all freedom-loving nations face the same challenge: immobilizing the technological pursuits of a vicious, land-hungry, terror-mongering despot before he gets his hands on the world’s most lethal weapons. President Bush is ready to lead, just as Begin was in 1981; and just as the Israeli prime minister stayed resolute in his convictions despite the barrage of international criticism that followed the bombing of Osirak, Bush...
...waters hold special religious significance for Hindus, thanks to the carvings commissioned by Jayavarman II. The despot ordered part of the river diverted temporarily so that hundreds of phallic images could be carved into the sandstone floors along a shady brook area. These lingams?which actually look no more raunchy than rounded bumps?are surrounded by square outlines that represent the vulva, as per Hindu tradition. Tourists can slosh right into the shallow river to touch or photograph the sculptures through the flowing water...