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If extreme poverty is allowed to increase, it will give rise to new problems, including new diseases that will spread from countries that cannot provide… — Peter Singer
In western countries, there are roles written for older actors. Films are made on them, including love stories. — Om Puri
As the United States shapes and carries out its policies toward Muslim countries, it should do so with Turkey at its side. — Stephen Kinzer
In some countries that are darlings of the West, like Egypt, everyone knows the result of national elections years in advance: The man in power… — Stephen Kinzer
The U.S. has intervened more often in more countries farther from its own shores than has any power in modern history. — Stephen Kinzer
During the Cold War, America took sides not only in disputes between Arab countries, but also in debates within them. — Stephen Kinzer
The two largest oil-producing countries in Latin America, Mexico and Venezuela, sold petroleum to Nicaragua at concessional rates for several years beginning in 1980. The… — Stephen Kinzer
During the Reagan Administration, so much attention was devoted to fighting Marxism in Nicaragua and El Salvador that Washington lost sight of longer-term challenges in… — Stephen Kinzer
As publishers focus on blockbusters, they steadily lose interest in little-known authors from other countries. — Stephen Kinzer
Few if any countries understand the growing importance of water as fully as Turkey does. — Stephen Kinzer
Countries that control water are likely to be the big winners of the future. — Stephen Kinzer
The United States has means to wound Latin American countries deeply, chiefly by altering trade policies to cut imports in ways that would throw thousands… — Stephen Kinzer
In the 1980s, the U.S. Army invaded two Caribbean countries, Grenada and Panama, to depose leaders who had defied Washington. — Stephen Kinzer
It is truly vital for the United States to assure that it is not attacked with weapons of mass destruction; to prevent wars in other… — Stephen Kinzer
Turkey and Brazil, though half a world apart geographically, have much in common. Both are large countries that spent long years under military dominance, but… — Stephen Kinzer
The government of Sudan, employing a back channel direct from its president to the Central Intelligence Agency, offered in the early spring of 1996 to… — Barton Gellman
For a decade, makers of AIDS medicines had rejected the idea of lowering prices in poor countries for fear of eroding profits in rich ones.… — Barton Gellman
Pakistan has accepted some security training from the CIA, but U.S. export restrictions and Pakistani suspicions have prevented the two countries from sharing the most… — Barton Gellman
Previous efforts to eradicate malaria failed for several reasons, including political instability and technical challenges in delivering resources, especially in certain countries in Africa. — Anthony Fauci
In Sweden, they broadcast the American shows in English with Swedish subtitles, whereas in many European countries they dub them. Watching those shows in English… — Carl Hagelin

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