The Next Hitler or Stalin or Mao

Was Gaddafi another Hitler or a potential Hitler? On August 26, 2011, The Guardian ran an article titled “From Hitler to Gaddafi: dictators and their bunkers”. Beneath the title, another line added Saddam Hussein: “Gaddafi, Hitler, Saddam … no self-respecting dictator…” Earlier in July, The Atlantic noted the rhetoric of Senator Lindsey Graham: “Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned on Tuesday that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is ‘serious’ about attacking European cities in order to pressure European officials to cease their airstrikes against Libya.” “‘He actually means it,’ Graham said of Gadhafi. ‘Hitler meant it. He means it.’” There is an … Continue reading The Next Hitler or Stalin or Mao