The Dictatorship of Gwyneth Paltrow

CNN's John Sutter looks at Turkmenistan, where the president is trying to impose his will. Niazal fired meteorologists and banned TV reporters from wearing makeup because it masked their natural, weedish color. He also closed down all of the hospitals outside of the capital saying that anybody who had a medical emergency could just come to the capital. In 2005, Niazav opened a gigantic horse track near the capital, the largest in Asia,. The Akhal Teke horses are defined in the national criminal code as "parasites"