Rebels in Darfur have learned the value of mobilizing western human rights groups to prolong wars, and this lesson is working gloriously for them.
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During the Cold War, the non-aligned movement tried to become a 'third force' in world politics, but failed because it was too large and unwieldy.
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Saudi Arabia supplies much oil to the U.S. And it is the world's largest consumer of American weaponry.
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Mexico needs schools, rural development, and an independent judiciary, not high-tech weaponry.
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Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established the Ottoman Empire and ruled for centuries over large swaths of Europe and Asia are the subject of countless legends, poems and books.
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Emotion is always the enemy of wise statesmanship.
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