Matie's Corner: The Indiscreet Charm of Tyranny (part 2/5)

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Saturday, September 1, 2007

The Indiscreet Charm of Tyranny (part 2/5)

By Ian Buruma, part 2/5 2 Jacques Verges, the radical French lawyer who once defended Klaus Barbie and now hopes to defend Saddam Hussein, put the case for great dictators in a nutshell. He admired Stalin and Mao because they had “grandeur,” unlike democratic politicians, who were by nature... Sign in to see full entry.

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