Contrary to what is so frequently asserted by the politicians about how democrary will spread in the Middle East following on from a successful outcome in Iraq - well, certainly Messrs Bush and Blair whilst PM Howard is to all intents and purposes silent - an opinion piece in the International Herald Tribune by Amin Saikal, a professor of political science at the ANU, makes for troubling reading.
Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.
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