Once again Foreign Policy proves the maxim "Style over substance" - cause there sure as hell ain't any substance here. I guess if I want to read fashion I should read Foreign Policy and if I actually want to read about foreign policy and international relations - I would probably be better off picking-up Cosmopolitan...
Considering the amount of money spent on and media time spent on Sarah Palin's and Hillary Clinton's wardrobes during the US electoral campaign - this article attempting to mock non-Western leaders as materialistic and vain simply comes off as Foreign Policy sounding hypocritical and bitter....like a spoiled and vicious brat with a potty-mouth and a bad case on insecurity at a kid's playground...

OK - we have a really interesting look at the intersection of material culture and the lives of dictators, which is a completely relevant subfield in the anthropological sciences and we have Einstein here dismissing it as "hypocritical and bitter."

Haha. Hilarious.

Um - Einstein? I know this sounds REALLY crazy and kooky and wild, but if you want substance, then just navigate to another section in the sight, buddy???

And this reflects insecurity?? Sounds like *you* are the insecure whiny one to me.

Besides, these men are responsible for countless hundreds of millions of people living in abject oppression. What do you want to do Einstein? Give them all medals?

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"...Gorila Rojo (Red Guerrilla)..."???!!!

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I guess it's of no consequence that Chavez was democratically elected twice. If the USA doesn't like you you must be a dictator (unlike say Saudi Arabia or Egypt, for example).

Kim Jong-il: monster of one of humanity's cruelest cruelties--indefinite family estrangement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has recently gone from man of mystery to international fashion icon. While the North Korean media frequently spit out unintentionally comedic headlines, it seemed oddly appropriate when the country's state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun boasted in April that Kim's trademark khaki jumpsuit was now "chic." porno Could it be his look -- "two-piece army suit, bouffant hairdo, Ray-ban sunglasses, and platform shoes

The rest of the world might think he needs a straight jacket, but to hear the North Korean state news apparatus tell it, “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-Il’s matching Ike jackets and slacks has inspired a global vogue for the style. "The reason is that the august image of the Great General, who is always wearing the modest suit while working, leaves a deep impression on people's mind,” says the government website. “That is because his image as a great man is so outstanding.”

Another "photo-essay" about FP's little own axis of evil. Why on Earth you have the urge every two weeks to make a little collection, include THE SAME countries in it, and label them "dictators", "bad guys", "evil", "devil", etc. What's the point? We all know you hate them. Why is that propagandistic repetition? Even the Soviets got past it.

And the boy grew older
And the tree was often alone
And so the boy climbed up the tree
and gathered apples
and carried them away

And the tree was happy

where's the Saudi King? surely he's a horse in his own right?

This fashion parade of dictators in your photos are really great. As a sequel to this, you might want to offer the same treatment for presidents or non-dictator type rulers and give a unbiased and fair treatment for the fashions don by non-dictators. Wonder if they are just as outrageous - Jane

No mention of the highly distinctive philtrum-only Mugabe mustache? With his dark complexion it doesn't stand out quite as much in certain lighting conditions and photographs, but it's there, and very unusual, most likely because of its vague resemblance to the now-infamous toothbrush mustache forever linked to Hitler.

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I like the picture of the head of the world that not only lied us into a war, but then bragged about winning it. Only to find out that he hadn't won and thousands more Americans died. And he left the country in a shambles...

But maybe that's just me.

http://www.whereistheoutrage.net/wordpress/2008/01/23/

Why Putin isn't there?

such a biased list.