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No Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible Too Small

No Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible Too Small

No Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible Too Small

Ira Nayman

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2007
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780595433506
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Are you knowledgeable enough about current events to read No Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible Too Small? To find out, simply answer the following questions: Saddam Hussein was compared to Adolph Hitler, because he caused the deaths of approximately 10,000 to 20,000 of his citizens. The war on Iraq has already cost the lives of at least 40,000 citizens, and possibly as many as 100,000, while the first Gulf War and subsequent sanctions may have killed as many 200,000 Iraqis. What does that make Hussein's enemies? a) As few as two and as many as thirty Hitlers b) What a horrid comparison! Saddam Hussein killed Iraqis to tyrannize them-we kill Iraqis to liberate them! There is no comparison! c) Hypocrites Which of the following best describes your romantic relationships? a) Crash and burn b) Cash and carry c) Lock and load If you answered a, b, or c to either of these questions, congratulations! You are a person who appreciates the absurdity of this world, and it is highly recommended that you read author Ira Nayman's political satire, No Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible Too Small.

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