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So there was this country whose leaders got into power by rigging their election, created a phony "enemy" to justify expanding their military, co-opted most of the press, ignored international law, alienated their allies, created wars for their own enrichment, created laws to enrich those who support them, believed any means justified their ends, including the imprisonment or murder of unarmed civiilians of any age, condoned torture, and never told the truth to their citizens.
Today's quiz: name the country and the era.