This man is a twit. And it shows.

The vaguely constipated looking man pictured above is President Niyazov, of Turkmenistan. Looks stern and overwhelmingly dim, doesn't he? Judge this book by it's cover. In case you were wondering where Turkmenistan is... I also do not know. But wherever it is, I'm hoping they dont have democracy. Because that would mean they elected this boob. He is a leader who enjoys spending government money on vast projects that glorify his regime. Now, that alone does not a fool make. Lord knows, should I ever have a regime of note, I will endevour to glorify it. However, his ideas to increase funding to that end are a tad odd. There are few able doctors and little medicine in rural Turkmen hospitals, and last year President Niyazov sacked 15,000 medical workers, replacing them with army conscripts. That's right. Army conscripts manning hospitals instead of doctors and nurses. Always wanting to kick his insanity up a notch, Niyazov has recently announced to close all hospitals outside the country's capital, Ashgabat. His reasoning? I shit you not: "Why do we need such hospitals? If people are ill, they can come to Ashgabat." Good times.