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cilla4progress

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Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:52 PM Sep 2012

Is it about empire?

Is the anger toward America on display in the middle east right now more about empire, than anything?

Richard Wolfe this morning on Now said they are about jockeying for power - the various groups after the overthrow of dictators.

Reminds me of the Balkans in the 80s. Ugly. Very ugly.

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Is it about empire? (Original Post) cilla4progress Sep 2012 OP
No, if you mean it's about American empire. It is probably what Wolfe said. Here's sinkingfeeling Sep 2012 #1
thanks - cilla4progress Sep 2012 #2
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