Literature
The Gathering
The huge, plushly furnished hall was filled with an air of excitement and expectancy amongst the people who had gathered in their thousands. I was sitting at the end of a row not very far from the front, wondering why I was there.
The voice of one on the platform announced, "Please welcomeThe President of the .... (a well known country)"!
A huge applause went up as this highly exalted man, the one who held office over what was often referred to as the World's Foremost Superpower, confidently walked over to his podium. He wore a victorious expression as he ushered in with him the shocking sight of a poorly dressed, tortured man who's finge