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...slashing red line. Some placards accused him of slaughtering the innocents of Afghanistan under the pretext of fighting terrorism and of preparing for the incineration of Iraq in "Phase II." You might have thought it was not the American President flying in for a chat, but Genghis Khan and Mussolini rolled into one. So much for the theatrics of globalized protest as perfected in Seattle, Prague and Genoa. But there is much more to the drama. Here are some numbers. Total defense expenditure in the world is around $800 billion. The U.S. is good for $331 billion of that, meaning...
...April 28, Saddam's 65th birthday. Crowds of military men with fat moustaches, sheiks in flowing robes and farmers in shabby pants spill onto the expansive parade ground Saddam has built for special occasions like this. High-ranking guests fill up chairs in a large pseudohistorical reviewing stand where Mussolini would have felt at home...
...which reigned over all of Italy after the country was unified in 1870, fell in disgrace at the end of World War II after King Victor Emmanuel III's support for dictator Benito Mussolini. Barred since 1947 by the Italian Constitution from setting foot in Italy, the Savoy male heirs may soon be permitted to return home. They'll find their ancestral city has been whipped into shape...
...lesson of Osama - the shrunken, lower-case Osama - should have been one history had taught us already. Benito Mussolini seemed like a worthy member of the first Axis of Evil, until the country got a close look at him in the newsreels, comically soaking up the ovation of his people with his fists on his hips and his chin thrust out and that odd little party hat perched on his head. It was only then that we started to ask, Is this guy kidding or what? Nikita Kruschev was similarly supposed to scare the daylights...
...boasts an all-star cast, filled to the brim with comedic heavyweights. Catherine O’Hara (Home Alone) plays Shaun’s emotional unstable and marginally alcoholic mother; John Lithgow (Terms of Endearment) plays Shaun’s disapproving and unaffectionate father; and Lily Tomlin (Tea With Mussolini) plays the incompetent guidance counselor. And these are just a few of the esteemed names that grace the supporting cast. Jack Black (Shallow Hal) is an absolute riot as Lance, Shaun’s deadbeat but caring brother, and Harold Ramis (Ghostbusters) gives a memorable performance as the Stanford admissions...