During the 19th century, Britain fought two wars in unsuccessful attempts to subjugate the Afghans. When Britain finally drew a border between… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
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If we are perceived by the rest of the world as employing a double standard in the way that we pursue the… — David D. Cole Copy Share Image
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Many people, they flee not the war itself, but the consequences of the war, because they want to live, they want to… — Bashar al-Assad Copy Share Image
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The Israelis object to an imposed settlement I don't know what they mean by an imposed settlement. It's quite obvious, without the… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
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Libya faces along to the Mediterranean and had been effectively the cork in the bottle of Africa. So all problems, economic problems… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
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![“[Camillo] Berneri proposed that the anarchists should link up with the effort of Northern Africa to overthrow the Spanish government, carry out land reform, attract the base of the Moorish army, and see if they could undermine [Francisco] Franco's army through political warfare in Northern Africa…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/e3f/noam-chomsky-42_anarchist_camillo-berneri-proposed-that-the-anarch_2464281.jpg)
![“[Father Dmitry] “lived through collectivization, the crushing of the 80 percent of Russians that were peasants. He served as a soldier in World War Two, when millions of peasants died defending the government that had crushed them. He spent eight years in the gulag, the network of labour camps…” quote by Oliver Bullough](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/20d/oliver-bullough-45178_parenting_father-dmitry-lived-through-collectiviza_2046669.jpg)
![“In fact, it was stated early in the first Bush [presidency], Bush I, in one of their documents they pointed out in the future, US wars are going to be against much weaker enemies. And they have to be won quickly and decisively before a popular reaction develops. And Iif you take a look, that's…” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/d7a/noam-chomsky-42_american-troops_in-fact-it-was-stated-early-in-the-first_1777927.jpg)
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