The dictator refuses to relax his grip on power.

独裁者拒绝放松对权力的控制。

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IT HAS been a rotten week for the dictator.

对卡扎菲来说,这是极其糟糕的一周。

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This is one of 13 paintings by the dictator to go on sale at auction

这是将被拍卖的13幅画作中的一幅

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The North must remain the dictator of the republic until the spirit of the North shall become the spirit of the whole country.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

But before the censorship, dozens of homemade videos were able to be posted to the Facebook website showing demonstrators being beaten by riot police and shouting "down with the dictator."

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

Another man,who said he was at the cemetery, told an Iranian opposition website that police were chasing young people who were chanting "death to the dictator", while others were "throwing flowers at the police,asking them to support them."

VOA: standard.2009.07.30

"The Dictator's Learning Curve: Inside the Global Battle for Democracy" is published by Harvill Secker.

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