In Cairo, we see a middle eastern man carrying two jars of rice on a bamboo pole. It is a sly reference to "the Ugly American" with Marlon Brando, which subtly mentioned how political it was by having this same symbol, widely considered by Vietnamese citizens to represent their country.
Prime Minister Kwen Sai (Kukrit Pramoj) says of the coup depicted in "The Ugly American," "It's rather like an over-produced version of 'Julius Caesar,' isn't it?" Marlon Brando starred as Marc Antony in 1953's "Julius Caesar"