Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen's Dictator Falls Off A Camel At Cannes

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 05.16.2012

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CANNES, France — Wes Anderson opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his meticulously composed ode to young love, "Moonrise Kingdom," while l...

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War Is Over. What Next?

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.19.2012

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Chris Weigant

To mark the milestone of the last American troops to leave Iraq, I'd like to take a wider view and look at the entire region, post-Saddam and post-Arab Spring.

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George Ayittey: How to Defeat a Dictator

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 08.24.2011

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Thor Halvorssen

Ghanaian economist George Ayittey attended the Oslo Freedom Forum in May. There, he sat down with me to talk about defeating dictators.

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Yoani Sánchez Forbidden by Cuba to Collect Her Award; CEPOS Freedom Prize Presented in Absentia

Thor Halvorssen | Posted 07.05.2011

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Thor Halvorssen

Yoani Sánchez -- the world-renowned Cuban blogger and philologist -- will be honored here with the inaugural Freedom Award by CEPOS. But there's one oddity: Yoani is forbidden to leave her country to accept the award.

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Inside Qaddafi's Former Money Man

Bloomberg | Vernon Silver, Elisa Martinuzzi and Boris Groendahl | Posted 06.27.2011

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In helping run the world’s 11th-biggest sovereign-wealth fund, Zarti strove to make money in global markets three decades after sanctions relegated ...

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Be Consistent -- Invade Saudi Arabia

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert Scheer

In the glaring light of the democratic currents sweeping through the Mideast, the contradictions in supporting one set of dictators while toppling others may prove impossible for the U.S. and its allies to effectively manage.

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Legacy Writing On Courage

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rachael Freed

Courage, a value that we've seen practiced and heard much about at home and around the world in 2011, is what we'll concentrate on in our legacy writing this month.

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Rebels Deploy Around Strategic Libyan Oil Port

AP | By PAUL SCHEMM | Posted 05.25.2011

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BREGA, Libya -- Mutinous army units in pickup trucks armed with machine-guns and rocket launchers deployed around the strategic oil installation at Br...

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Hugo Chavez Sets up Dictators Resort, Welcomes Mubarak

Jack Hidary | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jack Hidary

The resort has all the amenities of a 5-star property including Canyon Ranch spa and wellness center. The resort also offers psychological services to help the former rulers cope with their diminished circumstances.

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Free At Last! Now What?

Lorna Bright | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lorna Bright

No, I've never toppled a dictatorship or torn down a divisive wall, but I do know that even the smallest steps to freedom can be frightening and somewhat intimidating.

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Slideshow: Protests Sweep Middle East

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Following uprisings that deposed leaders in both Egypt and Tunisia, a wave of protest movements have engulfed the Middle East in recent days. Protest...

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Farewell Friday: Tahrir Square Has Spoken

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Yet another Western-backed dictator is set to fall from grace. The Shah of Iran, Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hussein -- they all refused to concede defeat. And they all fell down. Hosni Mubarak will, too, if he doesn't review his history books.

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Former Dictator Seeks Housing/Long Term Exile

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011

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MP Nunan

If Hosni Mubarak were logging into Craiglist these days, it might look something like this. Click on image to make it larger. ...

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Democracy's Drawback

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

America is a strong supporter of democracy worldwide. Except, of course, when we aren't. That piece of doublethink is the heart of the conundrum in which we now find ourselves in Egypt.

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Sacha Baron Cohen To Play Character Based On Novel Written By Saddam Hussein

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — As if his portrayals of Borat and Bruno weren't outrageous enough, Sacha Baron Cohen's next role will be playing Saddam Hussein. ...

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Marhaba Ben Ali! U.S. Ally Houses Tunisia's Dictator

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shirin Sadeghi

Good ol' Saudi Arabia. If you're a corrupt and fleeing Sunni despot, you'll always have a home in Saudi. Just ask their latest refugee, the very recently former President of Tunisia, Mr. Zine El Abedine Ben Ali.

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Where Are They Now? Descendents Of 10 Former Dictators

Mental Floss | Stacy Conradt | Posted 05.25.2011

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1. Alessandra Mussolini, the daughter of Benito Mussolini's son and his first wife, Anna Maria Scicolone (who also happened to be Sophia Loren's siste...

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McCain: "I've Always Aspired to be a Dictator"

David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Goldstein

We all remember George W. Bush's quip, but it appears that Sen. John McCain has similar aspirations.

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