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Arab spring Quote by Jack Keane

“The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical…” quote by Jack Keane — Download Open image

“The Arab Spring, nobody's in the streets demonstrating for radical Islam; they're in the streets with a window of democracy. They want our political reform, our social justice, and our economic opportunity.”

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