Why do so many dictators prefer Mercedes?
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Why do so many dictators prefer Mercedes?
Check out today's homepage article about some notorious Benz owners from the dark days of history. Why do you think so many bad dudes like such good cars?
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Check out today's homepage article about some notorious Benz owners from the dark days of history. Why do you think so many bad dudes like such good cars?
Just to add to your list: the corrupt-kleptoratic-scandal ridden Indonesian government have two S600 Pullman Guards on active duty; one for the president and the other is for the veep. Rumor has it that they actually have as many as six Pullmans!
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"While a 5-Series might handle better, and a Jag might be (slightly) faster, they pail in comparison to the sheer magnificence of a Mercedes Benz. And it seems that we're not alone in our appreciation for the marque. Many of the world's infamous dictators have worked out their power-plots in the back of a Mercedes. But why choose a Mercedes over say, a Rolls Royce, or a Cadillac?"
Typo? Pail --> Pale?
Typo? Pail --> Pale?
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I seem to remember tye ***** driving a Rolls Royce in one of the Indiana Jones movies, and the Arab Sheik they were trying to do business with wanted it more than the treasure they had brought for him... 
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