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"The arrest and imprisonment of political opponents is nothing new in Egypt, which has been ruled by a succession of authoritarian leaders since 1952; secular democrats are in jail along with the Islamists. Egypt is generally rated as one of the more repressive countries in...Teetering on the Brink of Disaster: The NeoCons' Decision to Bomb Iran
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"Two Afghanistan experts painted a sobering picture of the conditions there yesterday, arguing support among Afghans for NATO forces is plummeting, the U.S.-driven policy of poppy eradication is wrongheaded, and the war might not be winnable in its present form. U.S. scholar...Rove Said to Have Received 2003 Iranian Proposal
Is Karl Rove responsible for the US bungled policy with Iran? This is outrageous. Heads should roll in the White House" February 17, 2007 Rove Said to Have Received 2003 Iranian Proposal by Gareth Porter Karl Rove, then White House deputy chief of staff for President George...
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