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Monthly Archives: April 2017
The Man for All SeasonsPresident Aoun of Lebanon
I wrote this almost two years ago but have updated for various reasons. But I think it is a solid background to what is happening in. Lebanon today. The main point this; the Shi’a Hezbollah ,heavily dependent on Iran, has … Continue reading
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Potpourri of My take on the State of the Middle East and How we got there.
From a lecture at Chapel Hill NC ( not at UNC) April 017 chapel hill updated by samPresentation !!! Chapel Hill-2
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