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In reply, thousands of Venezuelans opposed to what they regard as Mr Chavez's despotic rule have taken to the streets after dark, clanging pots and pans in a noisy protest.
ECONOMIST: The pressure mounts on Chavez
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The difference between him and Chavez is that Chavez was able to enlist supporters thanks to his oil-rich resources which enabled him to bribe a population unwilling to think about the long term consequences of his despotic rule.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Quietly following Chavez's lead
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Hard cases make bad law, which is why they are reserved for the Constitution, not left to the caprice of legislatures, the sophistry and casuistry of judges or the despotic rule making of the chief executive and his bureaucracy.
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It was clearly the only available means of empowering the legitimate, democratically elected government of that troubled country by ending the despotic rule of the drug-dealing tyrant Manuel Noriega, protecting the lives of U.S. citizens against his terror and ensuring the continued viability of the Panama Canal.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy Applauds Bush Action On Panama
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For example, had the ICC been in place at the time of President Bush's 1989 incursion into Panama to end Manuel Noriega's despotic rule, it is entirely possible that the incoming President's father and his Secretary of State-designate, then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell, might have been subjected to prosecution over charges of inordinate loss of civilian life.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy
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But Mr Aristide became increasingly despotic, relying on thuggish gangs to enforce his rule.
ECONOMIST: At last, a bridge of sorts to the future | The
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If we were to rule it out now Saddam Hussein will carry on in his despotic way for the rest of his time.
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