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    Creative Insults in World Politics

    A collection of decidedly undiplomatic disses
    by Matt Peterson Mar 17, 2017 2 minutes
    Source: Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruffled a few feathers this week by everyone who offended him a Nazi, starting with the Germans and winding his way over to the Netherlands. But as Godwin’s Law decrees, invoking the Nazis is the easy way out for an insulter. Here are a few world leaders who took the time to make a

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