http://www.thepunch.com.au/tags/dictatorships/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/As-military-dictators-go-Bainimarama-aint-that-bad/ If there was an award for ‘most popular military dictator’ Commodore Frank Bainimarama would win hands down. Muammar al-Gaddafi came close by hugging the Lockerbie bomber this week, but his habit of farting like a horse – and murdering thousands of his own people – relegated him to second. Fiji’s coup leader, and Prime Minister, is viewed by the international community as a paranoid, unpredictable maverick. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Antony McMullen) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/As-military-dictators-go-Bainimarama-aint-that-bad/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/As-military-dictators-go-Bainimarama-aint-that-bad/#item999 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000 M30o93H7pQ09L8X1t49cHY01Z5j4TT91fGfr