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Algeria: The Land that Time Forgot?

From On March 12, 2014 · Leave a Comment

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by Wayne White

When I first walked the streets of Algiers back in 1975, the city was decked out in banners heralding a visit from North Korean tyrant Kim Il Sung. Algeria’s foreign policy radicalism of those days shifted to a far more moderate pragmatism over 25 years ago, but surprisingly, little [...]

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Inhofe Now Supports Confirming Amb. Ford To Syria Post: ‘I’ve Been Proven Wrong’

From On September 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress

When President Obama said he intended to fill the five-year vacancy at the U.S. embassy in Damascus, Syria, Republicans went wild, expressing opposition to an appointment and, eventually, blocking confirmation. Last December, Obama gave a recess appointment to Ambassador Robert Ford. With that appointment [...]

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