Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Tyrants in Trouble--a gallery


Can you name the tyrants?
Names and countries are given at end...

1.  Prime Minister and Uncle of King, supported by USA, hated by his people.
Hanging on.





2.  King in same country, supported by USA.
Hanging on.




3.  Tolerated by USA.
Hanging on? 
We'll miss his colorful uniforms.
Lots of oil.
In power 40 years.
You'll love his female bodyguards--the "Amazons"

4.   
We bomb, he claims they're his planes. Hanging on.

5.  Imperial Governor supported by USA.
Hanging on. 
Didn't graduate from college.

6.  Hashemite King supported by USA.  Hanging on.

7.  Supported by USA. 
Hanging on.

8. Sultan supported by USA.
Hanging on.
9. Big ally of the USA. 
Finished college.
Already gone.


10. "Enemy" of the USA.
Graduated from college.
Claims God is on his side.
In phony democracies, the president smiles a lot.
Kings don't have to.



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Answers

1. Prince Khalifa, the Prime Minister of Bahrain
2. Sheikh Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, King of Bahrain
3. President Muammar Gaddafi of Libya
4. President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen.
5. Governor Walker of Wisconsin
6. King Abdullah of Jordan
7. Sheikh Hamed Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar
8. Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman
9. Ex-President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt
10. President Ahmadinejad of Iran

Shocking Similarities
They even like the same tie color...
Governor Scott Walker
of Wisconsin
Ex-President
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
of Tunisia




What their subjects demand...
In Wisconsin,
the right for public workers to organize
Tunisia

Lots of people have noticed the similarities...

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