The killing fields – by the Economist
Publié le 22 Oct 2012Despite the huge risks involved, the time has come for the West and the Arabs to intervene in Syria IS IT because America and Europe have tired of their own wars that they have started to…
Despite the huge risks involved, the time has come for the West and the Arabs to intervene in Syria IS IT because America and Europe have tired of their own wars that they have started to…
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David Pollock is the Kaufman Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and an adviser to Pechter Polls. Reporting about violence in the Middle East often focuses on Islamic extremists, and this is…
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