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Even the closest friends of the Bush family don't dare say anything…
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The European Union is being unfair with Turkey
Turkey has been given what looks like an ultimatum from the European…
Hezbollah: pragmatic but not reformist
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Don't wrongly assume Arab strongmen are the right man
The recent American election has brought an unhappy convergence of left and…