[His character name, Lucas, pays homage to George Lucas who directed Ford inAmerican Graffiti (1973)andStar Wars (1977)."They traveled through the jungle and other tropical landscapes to Pankot Palace via elephants and with the assistance of local guides.Other dignitaries included the incumbent Mayor (Michael Murphy) who was opposed by evil and corrupt Gotham City polluter-businessman Maximillian Shreck (Christopher Walken), due to his plan to build an unneeded power plant (Gotham City had a power surplus).Those who were non-conforming would be relegated to a correctional facility for repair or removal.Kesey was so incensed by the change in the perspective of the story-telling (away from Chief Bromden""s first-person perspective) and other changes in the script that he sued the producers.Germany was that host.But strong as it was, Germany could not prevail.The world was too big.Fortunately, the world has changed.Global communications, cable TV, the Internet.Today the world is smaller and a virus does not need a strong host in order to spread.The virus is airborne.One more thing.Let no man call us crazy.They called Hitler crazy, but Hitler wasn""t crazy.He was stupid.You don""t fight Russia and America.You get Russia and America to fight each other - and destroy each other."Further CIA investigation of the shipment traced the crate from Kiev in the Ukraine, by air to the Canary Islands, where it was put on a cargo freighter bound for the East Coast of the US - to Baltimore.