Sentences with phrase «as a dictator with»

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Sanders knew Trump had been meeting with a South Korean delegation, and as they walked from the briefing room back to his residence, he explained to her the rest: He had just accepted North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet.

But things seem to be different this time, as North Korea is already a nuclear power with an aggressive 30 - something year old dictator at the top.

We can give tons of money to foreign dictators as long as they promise to spend it on our arms contracts with them.

It means self - government of a given body of people, as contrasted with non-democratic political systems in which rule is in the hands of a hereditary monarch, of a dictator, of an aristocracy (noblemen or intellectuals), of a class (rich people, the proletariat, or priests), or of a limited party.

Consistent with the Hoover Report's recommendations that the United States had to reconsider «long - standing American concepts of fair play» and «learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies,» the shadow government built alliances between U.S. government officials, the Mafia, and international drug cartels; assassinated many thousands of civilians in Southeast Asia; carried out or attempted assassination of foreign leaders; trained death squads and secret police forces; worked to shore up unpopular dictators like the Shah of Iran and the Somoza dictatorship in prerevolutionary Nicaragua; worked to destabilize «unfriendly» governments such as Allende in Chile and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua; cooperated with the Colombian drug cartel to plot the assassination of the former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, Lewis Tambs, with the intention of justifying a U.S. invasion of Nicaragua by blaming his death on the Sandinistas; contracted with the Reagan administration and the National Security Council to find ways of circumventing a congressional ban prohibiting aid to the contras, including the trading of arms to Iran in exchange for hostages and money for the contras; illegally shipped weapons from the United States to the contras and allowed returning planes to use the same protected flight paths to transport drugs into the United States; 11 targeted the U.S. people for disinformation campaigns; and helped prepare contingency plans for declaring a form of martial law in the United States that would have formally suspended constitutional freedoms.

As in all such emotional revolts there is a temptation to identify the evil with some evildoer and to make individual men — capitalists, munitions - manufacturers, dictators — responsible for the situation.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

What is more, they can be greatly helped if they see that this is indeed the chief stress in public prayer or church worship, so that such social praying is undertaken by a family of God's children addressing a loving Father (who makes demands upon them, to be sure, but who is no hateful dictator nor absentee ruler nor moral tyrant, but genuinely concerned for their best development as his children), rather than a kind of law - court or imperial audience with a terrifying deity.

A truly apostolic Church may indeed address presidents, legislatures, kings and dictators as the prophets and Paul did of old; but like them it will be less inclined to deal with the mighty than with the great mass, with the community as it exists among the humble.

Please note: Ten years after a U.S. - led war to topple a dictator and establish the rule of law, things are so bad that a U.S. government commission has named Iraq as a particularly worrisome country with respect to religious freedom.

God is the Creator, Artist, Designer, Engineer, and Programmer God's Creation is Designed as a Fractal God's Creation Works Chaotically God's creation does not work randomly God is not a dictator, puppet master, control - freak, or mechanic God is not micro-managing or fixing the universe God is not experimenting or playing with the universe

Commenting on Make it Possible to Ch 10's The Project, the CEO of Australian Pork Limited stated — «Consumers are ultimately the dictators of the success of our industry — so if they're not happy with what we're doing as an industry, we are in big trouble.»

Out with the dictator who brings no trophies Out with the dictator who does not know what man marking is or how to defend Out with the dictator that brings in injured back up or none at all Out witb the dictator that plays us all for fools and rightly so as we fall for it time and again

There is one more man who I think of in the same way as the deluded dictator pulling his empire apart with his every deed: Arsene Wenger!

(Give me benevolent dictator powers, and I might go for an AV / AMS 50 - 50 hybrid rather than AV + or AMS, though I would see straight AV, with PR second chamber and STV in local government as a very good advance in the real world; and think there is a coherent case).

During a wide ranging interview with CBS» «Face the Nation,» Trump praised North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as a «pretty smart cookie,» but added he «would not be happy» if the rogue strongman conducts another nuclear test.

No more privacy, civil liberties dead and tinpot dictators using the enormous power of a gun and a badge to fulfill their fantasies of omnipotence as the stuff their bellies with donuts.

A benevolent dictator can be a lot more effective than popularly elected leaders as they can implement the best policies with little regard to what the opposition says.

So soon after the latest cash for access scandal involving Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind, is it really sensible to take cash from the former politician who «enjoys the best contacts that money can buy — as do those willing to pay him for access to those contacts» and is the subject of a new book designed to expose «the private dealings of this very public figure ``, who's made his fortune selling his soul to the oil - rich potentates he mixes with as special envoy in the Middle East and brutal dictators like those of Burma and Kazakhstan?

As a city councilman in 2002, he and other lawmakers honored Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe at City Hall, with Speaker Gifford Miller defending it as free speecAs a city councilman in 2002, he and other lawmakers honored Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe at City Hall, with Speaker Gifford Miller defending it as free speecas free speech.

Contrast that with the 38 years fossils like Padavan (yes, I know he finally lost) and Farley have been in the Senate — that would make it more than twice as long as some of the world's worst dictators.

1923 saw the establishment of General Primo de Rivera dictator of Spain with Alfonzo XIII as King a monarchist.

As for the story, we get to see the more sympathetic and potentially hero - eclipsing side of «Jack» become the known snarky, sadistic dictator from the Borderlands sequel we all loved to hate, with some surprising amount of subtlety to how Jack became so engrossed in killing the vault hunters as well as how the power got the better of his good intentionAs for the story, we get to see the more sympathetic and potentially hero - eclipsing side of «Jack» become the known snarky, sadistic dictator from the Borderlands sequel we all loved to hate, with some surprising amount of subtlety to how Jack became so engrossed in killing the vault hunters as well as how the power got the better of his good intentionas well as how the power got the better of his good intentionas how the power got the better of his good intentions.

As with «King», this becomes an interesting glimpse of elements that later played in Dictator.

Written and directed by Lisa Addario and Joe Syracuse, the film stars Michael Caine as a British - Caribbean dictator who seeks refuge with his teenage American pen pal (Odeya Rush) after a military coup; check it out here... DEAR DICTATOR focuses on Tatiana (Odeya Rush), -dictator who seeks refuge with his teenage American pen pal (Odeya Rush) after a military coup; check it out here... DEAR DICTATOR focuses on Tatiana (Odeya Rush), -DICTATOR focuses on Tatiana (Odeya Rush), -LSB-...]

As you can see in this short special feature from Criterion's release of The Great Dictator (out next week on Blu - ray and DVD), which compares Charles Chaplin's 1940 masterpiece with his brother Syd Chaplin's 1921 silent comedy King, Queen, Jo...

They decide to see a marriage therapist (Colman, Hyde Park on Hudson) to hash out their issues, and things are difficult enough as it is when Josh's former long - time flame, Chloe (Faris, The Dictator), returns from Africa after abandoning that relationship for four years, while Nat is busy flirting with a handsome American client, Guy (Baker, The Lodger), that she is currently trying to drum up business with in her firm.

Mel Brooks, who made jaws drop with the audaciously tasteless «Springtime for Hitler» musical number at the climax of his 1968 slapstick comedy The Producers, will be on hand at Los Angeles's Aero Theatre this Saturday, May 5, to discuss both that film and Charlie Chaplin's wartime burlesque The Great Dictator, which are showing as a double feature.

After all, «The Interview» makes fun of Western media just as much as the quick - tempered dictator, and although it could have done with a little more political satire to balance out the dick and fart jokes, it's exactly what you'd expect from the guys behind «Superbad,» «Pineapple Express» and «This Is the End.»

There's also Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov, the conceited buffoon who is the dictator's deputy; the great Simon Russell Beale as chief of Soviet security and known rapist / murderer Lavrentiy Beria; Python's own Michael Palin as Vyacheslav Molotov, whose wife was imprisoned for treason with his permission; and the sidesplitting Jason Isaacs as Georgy Zhukov, the leader of Russia's military.

As well as creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativAs well as creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativas creating the basis for the cross-continent antics that follow — run - ins with a drug baron (Tomer Sisley, Sleepless Night) and his enforcer (Matthew Willig, The Employer), and unlikely friendships with fellow travellers (Parks and Recreation's Nick Offerman, The Dictator's Kathryn Hahn and Castle's Molly Quinn) among them — this short scene also provides the foundation for the film's thematic arc, one as obvious and over-stated as its narrativas obvious and over-stated as its narrativas its narrative.

It's Ugandan dictator Idi Amin who shines more, with Anozie stealing the show, in the few scenes he appears, as a man sold on his own myth.

As an aside, his idea is not entirely logical, as what amounts to a public execution of a martyr figure would likely spur the revolution on, but they do address this and I am comfortable with megalomaniacal dictators making short - sighted decisions from time to timAs an aside, his idea is not entirely logical, as what amounts to a public execution of a martyr figure would likely spur the revolution on, but they do address this and I am comfortable with megalomaniacal dictators making short - sighted decisions from time to timas what amounts to a public execution of a martyr figure would likely spur the revolution on, but they do address this and I am comfortable with megalomaniacal dictators making short - sighted decisions from time to time.

The film stars Oscar nominee Hugh Jackman («Les Misérables») as Blackbeard; Garrett Hedlund («Inside Llewyn Davis») as Hook; Oscar nominee Rooney Mara («The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo») as Tiger Lily; Adeel Akhtar («The Dictator») as Smee; and newcomer Levi Miller as Peter.

Available same day as select theaters nationwide are the comedies Furlough (2018, not rated) with Melissa Leo as a troublesome inmate and Tessa Thompson as a rookie guard and Dear Dictator (2018, not rated) with Michael Caine as an exiled Caribbean dictator in suburbia who helps an American teenager (Odeya Rush) overthrow the mean girls of her highDictator (2018, not rated) with Michael Caine as an exiled Caribbean dictator in suburbia who helps an American teenager (Odeya Rush) overthrow the mean girls of her highdictator in suburbia who helps an American teenager (Odeya Rush) overthrow the mean girls of her high school.

Corbet, who co-wrote with Mona Fastvold, posits that this fraught period in Prescott's life — along with a confluence of world events — set the stage for his adult future as a fascist dictator.

Ad infinitum, he drives home the point that we aren't dealing with dictators or strongmen as is often suggested by the mainstream media so fond of vilifying these working - class heroes.

In the liner notes to DigitMovies» soundtrack CD, author / Bavaphile Tim Lucas explains that horror films were quite verboten by Mussolini during the dictator's reign, and it's rather startling that the country's premiere sound thriller made it to the screen with such grand style when the budget wasn't as massive as a glossy Hollywood production.

Alas, the focus of the film, as in The Constant Gardener, is the liberal quilt and romantic troubles of its white characters: In this case, Nicholas learns that his best bud is none too nice but nonetheless decides to sleep with one of the dictator's wives.

He also said he anticipates a Trump administration would seek to promote entrepreneurship and create problem - solving in education, and would do so in part by serving as a «partner, not so much as a dictator» with school districts and states.

In 1974 groups sympathetic to the EOKA such as the Cypriot National Guard, supported by the Greek military junta, staged a coup, ousting the President and replacing him with a puppet dictator who owed his allegiance to the EOKA.

Greece is completely insolvent, as is much of the EU, the Middle East is in revolt with the replacement governments LESS stable than the dictators that preceded them, the US debt continues to balloon and we're on the verge of an outright way with Iran.

I'm not suggesting doing away with regulating and enforcing in the dog world — only that those doing it go under a different moniker, which, just maybe, would allow them to be seen by the public, and see themselves, less as heavy - handed dictators, more as noble do - gooders.

However, someone with a «god syndrome» to whom both employees and volunteers have referred as a dictator WILL NOT CHANGE.

Furthering her connection with the country, Rowling went as far as to name a character in her series, Salazar Slytherin, after a former Portuguese dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar.

As the title of the expansion implies, Kerrigan is concerned with gathering the remnants of the zerg Swarm in order to take out the dictator in 20 campaign missions as she travels across the galaxy looking for more zerg species to add to her growing brooAs the title of the expansion implies, Kerrigan is concerned with gathering the remnants of the zerg Swarm in order to take out the dictator in 20 campaign missions as she travels across the galaxy looking for more zerg species to add to her growing brooas she travels across the galaxy looking for more zerg species to add to her growing brood.

The story follows Rico and his band of rebels as they try to overthrow an evil dictator who rules Medici with an iron fist.

Superman appears as one of the playable fighters in this title, and much of the story mode focuses on his morality, with one Superman being the pure, benevolent hero loved by all, and the other being a cruel dictator who rules the Earth with an iron fist.

Embrace your inner dictator and begin your dynastic rule as El Presidente, carefully plotting, coercing and glad - handing your way to complete control of the Tropical Isle, all while laying the framework of continued rule through the Eras with the all - new Dynasty System.

Norman's political affiliations and especially his service in the Spanish Civil War (ironically, against a fascist dictator aligned with Hitler and Mussolini) marked him as a target for McCarthyist attacks on left - leaning intellectuals.