"Burmese comedians? political satire reveals how the people think and how their rulers live in fear... An American without legs can climb Mount Everest,? the American president said proudly at a gathering of statesmen. Immediately, the Russian president said, ?A Russian without arms can swim across the Atlantic.? The other world leaders were stunned by the two statements. But the leader of Burma came to the rescue: ?In my country, a man without a head can run the country for 20 years.? That?s a joke by a well-known comedian known as Godzilla, and it drew loud applause from hundreds of Burmese in Bangkok in January. Cracking such a joke irks Burma?s rulers and can lead to imprisonment for comedians..."