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What Price Would You Pay for Freedom? arab spring assad regime culture democracy middle east politics syria Jan 30, 2012
What is going on with Iran? arab spring geo-politics iran middle east nuclear power politics Jan 03, 2012
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The Answer is "D" arab spring democracy democracy in the middle east geo-politics globalization middle east politics Oct 25, 2011
A Day of Dignity democracy geo-politics middle east terrorism united states washington Sep 12, 2011
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