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Without Ataturk's vision, without his ambition and energy, without his astonishing boldness in sweeping away traditions accumulated over centuries, today's Turkey would not exist, and the world would be much poorer.

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Ataturk approved of the mevlevi dervish approach to God as being 'an expression of Turkish genius' that reclaimed Islam from what he saw as hide-bound, backward Arab tradition.

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Because Iran understands Afghanistan far better than Americans do, making Iran a partner in a long-term effort to transform Afghan agriculture makes sense.

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No offense to Iceland, but Latin America is where the fugitive leaker Edward Snowden should settle.

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The withdrawal of more than half a million Russian troops and dependents from Germany since 1991 is described by historians as 'the biggest pullout ever by an army not defeated in battle.'

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The Afghans are probably the world champions in resisting foreign domination and infiltration into their country.

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If a leader comes to office in a seemingly fair election and tolerates dissent, he or she qualifies for our seal of approval.

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Accepting that Arabs have the right to elect their own leaders means accepting the rise of governments that do not share America's pro-Israel militancy.

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At the end of the day, there is still one function of journalism that cannot be computerized, and that is reporters. You're always going to need reporters.

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Americans overthrew governments only when economic interests coincided with ideological ones.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 4th, 1951

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