Political Leaders and "Iron Cages"

As events in Syria have been unfolding, a remark made several years ago by King Abdullah of Jordan sticks in my mind. Abdullah, an intelligent, enlightened monarch like his father King Hussein, was explaining ... ... alternative but to smash it. He knew I was recording the conversation. I pointed to the portrait of Communist Party leader, Todor Zhivkov on the wall, and asked what he thought about these views. Panov said Zhivkov fully agreed with him. I asked if he ...