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Yes, the US Can Stop Supporting Arab Tyrannies
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Sun, 2013-01-27 02:00
"This is an old narrative. Yes, there is a contradiction of sorts. But Lynch and many other academics continue to lend credence to the completely empty and dishonest rhetoric of American support for human rights. Actions matter, not words. And so if we look at what matters we see that there is no contradiction; nothing but straight-forward, consistent, enthusiastic support for the worst kind of state repression and despotism."
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