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In January 1979 … President Jimmy Carter [told Deng Xiaopeng that the US] allowed normal trade relations only with countries that allowed free emigration. ... When President Carter finished, Deng asked him, "How many Chinese would you like me to allow to emigrate to the US? One million? Ten million? A hundred million? You can have as many as you want." .. President Carter did not push his point any further.
— Nov 03, 2013 10:01PM
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In the build up to the Iraq War, Tony Blair was given a briefing on the Gulf region. An analyst referred to the Mossadeq chapter, and Blair apparently asked, "Who is Mossadeq?" -- !!!!!!!????!!!!! And this is the man they sent to broker peace between Israel and Palestine????!!!????
— Nov 07, 2013 04:49AM
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A steady delegitimization of Wester power and influence in underway, spurred by a growing perception that whiile Western societies talk of global needs and interests ... the West will readily sacrifice global needs to satisfy domestic interests.
Today's news: CIA ordered doctors to torture suspects: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013...
— Nov 03, 2013 10:06PM
Today's news: CIA ordered doctors to torture suspects: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013...
