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Did Saif Gaddafi learn his lines from EastEnders?

Spare a thought for the sons of dictators.

issue 26 February 2011
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Spare a thought for the sons of dictators. Not a nice thought — that would be overkill. Still, spare one all the same. The dictators themselves are somehow easier to understand. Start out as a freedom fighter, get carried away, end up as a murderous tyrant dressed in a beret and a full-body lampshade.

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