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1 The Geopolitical Great Game in Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa |
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1.1 Eurasia, a Historical Pivot Region |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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1.3 Nicholas Spykman's Rimland Theory |
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3 | (1) |
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1.4 Brzezinski's Strategy for a Third Front Against the Soviet Union |
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4 | (2) |
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1.5 The `Arc of Crisis' as the New Theater of the Great Game |
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6 | (1) |
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1.6 The Great Game from the Caucasus to the Middle East and North Africa |
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7 | (1) |
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1.7 Operation Cyclone in Afghanistan and the Role of Saudi Arabia |
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8 | (3) |
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1.8 End of the `Red Scare' and Beginning of the `Green Threat' |
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11 | (2) |
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2 The Second Cold War: A First Panoramic View |
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2.1 Protests in China and Repression in Tiananmen Square |
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13 | (1) |
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2.2 Invasion of Kuwait: Saddam Hussein Back on the US Agenda |
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14 | (1) |
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2.3 Islamic Radicalism and the Civil War in Algeria |
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15 | (1) |
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2.4 Operation Restore Hope in Somalia |
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16 | (5) |
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2.5 Private Military Corporations |
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21 | (2) |
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2.6 NED and Subversion in Yugoslavia |
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23 | (2) |
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2.7 Access to Oil and Gas, a Matter of US National Security |
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25 | (2) |
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3 The Second Cold War Under the Sign of Oil and Gas |
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27 | (16) |
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3.1 Oil Potential of the Caspian Sea and US Penetration in the Heartland of Eurasia |
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27 | (2) |
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3.2 The Silk Road Strategy |
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29 | (1) |
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3.3 Oil: The Priority of George W. Bush's Administration |
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30 | (1) |
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3.4 Operation Against the Taliban Planned Before 9/11 |
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31 | (1) |
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3.5 The Warning of Agent Phoenix |
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32 | (7) |
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3.6 NATO in Afghanistan to Clear the Way for Business |
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39 | (4) |
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4 From Bush's Freedom Agenda to the Color Revolutions |
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43 | (14) |
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4.1 George W. Bush's "Freedom Agenda" and the Regime Change Policy in the Caucasus, the Middle East and Africa: The Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) |
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43 | (3) |
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4.2 The Subversive Role of the NED, USAID, CIA and of NGOs such as Freedom House |
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46 | (1) |
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4.3 The "Color Revolutions" in Serbia, Georgia and the Ukraine |
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47 | (6) |
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4.4 Plan to Invade and Fund the Opposition in Syria |
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53 | (4) |
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5 The "Cold Revolutionary War" and the NATO Expansion Towards the East |
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57 | (10) |
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5.1 Gene Sharp's Subversion Strategy |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2 The "Cold Revolutionary War" with Protests, Strikes, Boycotts, Marches, Car Parades, Processions, etc. |
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58 | (1) |
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5.3 Mercenaries to Protect Oil Fields and Pipelines in the Caspian Sea |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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5.5 Putin's Reaction to the NATO Expansion Towards the East |
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61 | (2) |
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5.6 The Invasion of South Ossetia |
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63 | (4) |
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6 The Xinjiang Issue and Washington's China Strategy |
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67 | (12) |
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67 | (1) |
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6.2 Strategy to Break Up China Through Covert Operations |
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68 | (1) |
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6.3 Training of Islamic Uyghurs in Afghanistan |
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68 | (1) |
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6.4 The Role of Turkey and the Connection with Terrorism |
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68 | (1) |
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6.5 Washington's Double Standard vis-a-vis Xinjiang |
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69 | (4) |
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6.6 Port of Gwadar on the Arabian Sea |
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73 | (1) |
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6.7 China's Maritime Lines of Communication |
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74 | (1) |
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6.8 Resources of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to the Uyghur Separatists |
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75 | (1) |
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6.9 The CIA's Secret War in Tibet Since the 1950s |
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75 | (2) |
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6.10 The Dalai Lama's Allowance from the CIA |
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77 | (2) |
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7 The Invasion of Iraq: Open and Latent Purposes |
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79 | (14) |
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7.1 The Invasion of Iraq Targeting Large Oil Reserves at the Lowest Cost |
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79 | (1) |
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7.2 No Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq |
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80 | (2) |
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7.3 The Lie Behind the Illegal Nature of the Invasion |
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82 | (3) |
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7.4 The Failure of the Regime Change and Nation-Building Policy |
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85 | (1) |
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7.5 American Loss of Credibility |
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86 | (2) |
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7.6 The Collapse of Lehmann Brothers and the Financial Crisis |
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88 | (2) |
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7.7 The Privatization of Military Services |
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90 | (3) |
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8 The Military Occupation of the Middle East and the Crash of 2008 |
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93 | (12) |
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8.1 The Middle East Occupied by the United States |
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93 | (1) |
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8.2 The Oil Potential of North Africa and the Role of SOCAFRICA and AFRICOM |
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93 | (1) |
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8.3 The American Atomic Arsenal in Europe |
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94 | (2) |
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8.4 Economic Necessity and Militarism |
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96 | (2) |
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8.5 Foreign Resources Funded American Wars |
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98 | (3) |
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8.6 The Economic and Financial Crash of 2008 |
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101 | (4) |
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9 USA, Afghanistan, Iraq: Economic Constraints and Tragedy |
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105 | (18) |
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9.1 The Consequences of the Financial Crisis: Unemployment and Concentration of Wealth in the United States |
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105 | (1) |
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9.2 The Financial Costs of the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq |
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106 | (1) |
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9.3 The Military Failure of the United States and the Rise of Barack Obama |
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107 | (1) |
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9.4 The Fiasco in Afghanistan and Iraq |
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108 | (10) |
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9.5 Mercenaries, American Soldiers and Drug Trafficking |
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118 | (5) |
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10 The Technological War on Terror |
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123 | (12) |
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10.1 Obama Acknowledges Failure and the Secret Negotiations with the Taliban |
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123 | (2) |
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10.2 A Devastated Country with Thousands of Refugees and Widows |
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125 | (1) |
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10.3 The Tea Party and the Rise of the Christian Right in the United States |
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126 | (2) |
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10.4 The Kill/Capture Campaign |
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128 | (2) |
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10.5 The War on Terror on an Almost Industrial Scale |
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130 | (2) |
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10.6 The War in Somalia and Yemen |
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132 | (3) |
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11 Drones and Kill/Capture Campaign in Pakistan |
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135 | (10) |
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11.1 Unmanned Vehicle Systems (Drones): Death Raining from the Skies |
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135 | (2) |
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11.2 Drone Terror in Pakistan |
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137 | (1) |
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11.3 More Civilians and Children Killed Under Obama Than in the Bush Administration |
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137 | (1) |
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11.4 The "Kill/Capture" Campaign to Eliminate Enemy Combatants and the Execution Checklist |
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138 | (2) |
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11.5 The Assassination of Usamah Bin Ladin |
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140 | (5) |
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12 Multiplication of War and Conflict from Tunisia to the Middle East |
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145 | (12) |
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12.1 The Multiplication of War and Conflict from 2010 to 2011 |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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12.3 Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Countries Funding Sunni Terrorists |
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146 | (1) |
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12.4 The Uprising in Tunisia |
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147 | (3) |
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12.5 The Fall of the Dictator Ben Ali |
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150 | (1) |
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12.6 The Explosive Situation in Egypt and Throughout the Middle East |
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151 | (3) |
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12.7 Mass Protests in Tahrir Square and the Fall of Mubarak |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (12) |
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13.1 Start of Armed Protests in Benghazi |
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157 | (1) |
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13.2 The Green Book and the Third Universal Theory |
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158 | (1) |
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13.3 Gaddafi's Attempt to Change the Country's Tribal Structure |
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158 | (2) |
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13.4 Bin Ladin Supported the Uprising in Libya |
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160 | (3) |
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13.5 The Contribution of Libyan Fighters to the Jihad |
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163 | (1) |
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13.6 Controversies, Negotiations and Double-Crossing Between Gaddafi's Supporters and Opponents |
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164 | (1) |
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13.7 Islamic Radicalism and Opposition in Cyrenaica |
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165 | (4) |
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14 NATO Intervention as an Answer to Gaddafi's Goodwill Measures |
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169 | (12) |
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14.1 Gaddafi's Relinquishment of Nuclear Energy and the Restoration of Good Relations with the West |
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169 | (2) |
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14.2 The Revolution Fabricated by France's DGSE |
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171 | (2) |
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14.3 The Dictatorial Arrogance of Barrack Obama |
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173 | (1) |
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14.4 Psychological Warfare Operations |
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173 | (2) |
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14.5 The Human Rights Hoax to Justify NATO Intervention |
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175 | (3) |
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14.6 Qatar's Special Forces in Libya |
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178 | (3) |
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15 US and NATO Attempts to Maintain World Domination |
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181 | (16) |
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15.1 The Subversion of International Law |
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181 | (1) |
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15.2 The American Objective of Maintaining World Domination |
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182 | (1) |
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15.3 National Sovereignty as the Privilege of Strong Nations |
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183 | (1) |
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15.4 The Responsibility to Protect Civilians (RtoP and R2P) as Ultra-imperialist Farce |
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184 | (3) |
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15.5 The Myth of the Civilizing Mission |
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187 | (5) |
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15.6 NATO Oversteps Its Statute of Creation |
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192 | (2) |
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15.7 Brazil Rejects NATO's Operation in the South Atlantic |
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194 | (3) |
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16 Humanitarian Intervention and the Credibility Issue in Libya |
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197 | (12) |
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16.1 Intervention in Libya Kills Tens of Thousands and Discredits the Humanitarian Protection Doctrine |
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197 | (3) |
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16.2 Gaddafi Lynched, Brutalized, Abused, Murdered |
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200 | (1) |
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16.3 The Scramble for Libyan Oil |
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201 | (2) |
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16.4 Libya, a Country Without Government or State |
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203 | (2) |
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16.5 Political Vacuum and Tribal Disputes |
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205 | (2) |
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16.6 Complex Set of Actors in the Great Game of the Middle East |
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207 | (2) |
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17 Religious Antagonism and Islamic Uprising from Tunisia to Saudi-Arabia |
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209 | (16) |
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17.1 Religious Antagonisms and Islamic Uprising in Yemen |
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209 | (1) |
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17.2 Shia in Strategic Areas for the West |
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210 | (1) |
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17.3 Riots in Saudi Arabia and in Bahrain |
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211 | (1) |
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17.4 US Navy and Air Bases and The Strait of Hormuz |
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212 | (1) |
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17.5 Kill/Capture Campaigns in Yemen |
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212 | (4) |
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17.6 The Rise of Salafists in Tunisia |
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216 | (1) |
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17.7 The Victory of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt |
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217 | (3) |
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17.8 Terror and Chaos in Libya |
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220 | (5) |
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18 Terror and Antiterror in North Africa |
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225 | (14) |
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18.1 The Assault on the American Consulate in Benghazi and Murder of Ambassador Chris Stevens |
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225 | (2) |
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18.2 Riots Because of a Movie About Muhammad |
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227 | (1) |
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18.3 Sectarian Militias as Sources of Power |
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228 | (1) |
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18.4 Historical Relics Destroyed by Islamic Radicals |
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229 | (2) |
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18.5 The Tuareg Uprising in Mali |
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231 | (2) |
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18.6 The Secession of Azawad |
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233 | (1) |
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18.7 War in the Sahara--Sahel Region |
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234 | (5) |
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239 | (16) |
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19.1 The Method to the Arab Uprisings |
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239 | (2) |
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19.2 In Syria as well as in Libya |
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241 | (1) |
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19.3 Strategic Objectives of the West: Full Spectrum Dominance |
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241 | (1) |
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19.4 Control of the Mediterranean and Energy Resources |
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242 | (1) |
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19.5 From "Cold Revolutionary War" to "Hot Revolutionary War" |
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243 | (2) |
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19.6 Support from Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to the Terrorists in Syria |
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245 | (5) |
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19.7 Proposal for a "Humanitarian Intervention" Vetoed by Russia and China |
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250 | (5) |
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20 Real and Psychological War in Syria as a Pivot Country |
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255 | (18) |
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20.1 The Failure of the UN Mission |
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255 | (1) |
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20.2 Kofi Annan Accuses Western Powers of Lighting the Cauldron of Hatred and Illegalities of the Rebels |
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256 | (1) |
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20.3 Massacres Manufactured by the Media |
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256 | (2) |
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20.4 Christians and Druze Persecuted by the Rebels |
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258 | (1) |
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20.5 Foreign Jihadists and Al-Qa'ida Terrorists in Syria |
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259 | (1) |
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20.6 Psychological Warfare to Deceive Public Opinion |
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260 | (2) |
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20.7 Qatar and Saudi Arabia as Pivotal Countries for the West |
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262 | (11) |
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21 Great Syria as the End-of-Days Scenario |
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273 | (18) |
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21.1 Great Syria or Bilad-Al-Sham, the End-of-Days Scenario |
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273 | (1) |
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21.2 The Eschatological Prophecies of the Great Monotheistic Religions |
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274 | (1) |
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21.3 The Rise of Imam al-Mahdi as Magnet for the Jihadists |
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275 | (1) |
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21.4 The Beginning of the Al-Mahlama-tul-Kubra |
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275 | (1) |
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21.5 Brigades from Several Arab Countries in Syria |
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276 | (2) |
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21.6 Spillover of the Syrian Conflict to Neighboring Countries |
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278 | (5) |
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21.7 Humanitarian Crisis and Rising Tensions Between Turkey and Iran |
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283 | (8) |
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22 Global Power Shift and Military Outsourcing |
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291 | (12) |
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22.1 War and Terror by Proxy |
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291 | (2) |
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22.2 Assassinated Ambassador Was "Key Contact" to Hire Jihadists |
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293 | (1) |
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22.3 The Training of Mercenaries by Blackwater and Other Military Corporations |
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293 | (2) |
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22.4 America's Shrinking Hegemony |
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295 | (3) |
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22.5 The Economic Reforms of Deng Xiaoping and the Emergence of China |
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298 | (3) |
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22.6 New Regional Powers Through Asymmetric Warfare |
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301 | (2) |
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23 Great Israel, Israel and Palestina |
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303 | (18) |
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23.1 The Manufacturing of a Problem: Israel |
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303 | (3) |
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23.2 The Arab-Israeli Wars of 1948, 1956, 1967 and 1973 and the Conquest of the Palestinian Territories |
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306 | (2) |
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23.3 Israel's Nuclear Bombs |
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308 | (2) |
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23.4 The Illegal Occupation of the West Bank |
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310 | (3) |
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23.5 The Rise of Hamas in Gaza and Israel's Reaction |
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313 | (5) |
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23.6 Elevating the Status of the Palestinian Authority in the UN |
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318 | (3) |
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24 Israel's Vulnerability and Iran's Nuclear Program |
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321 | (16) |
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24.1 Crisis, the Unraveling of Israel's Social Structure and the Privatization of the Kibbutzim |
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321 | (1) |
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24.2 Russian Immigration and the Changing Cultural Profile and Racism in Israel |
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322 | (2) |
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24.3 Economic Inequality and Protests in Tel Aviv |
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324 | (3) |
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24.4 Iran's Nuclear Program |
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327 | (5) |
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24.5 Negotiations with Brazil and Turkey and Obama's Betrayal |
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332 | (5) |
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25 Israel on the Eve of Apocalypse? |
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337 | (14) |
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25.1 Netanyahu's Threat Against Iran |
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337 | (1) |
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25.2 Gunter Grass and Israel's Secret Nuclear Arsenal |
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338 | (3) |
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25.3 Comparing Israel and Iran |
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341 | (1) |
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25.4 National Security Community in the US and Israel Opposed to an Attack |
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342 | (2) |
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25.5 Israeli Attack on Iran as a Suicidal Holocaust |
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344 | (6) |
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350 | (1) |
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26 "Arab Spring": Democracy, Chaos and Terror |
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351 | (18) |
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26.1 Old and New Cold War: Actors, Objectives, Methods |
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351 | (6) |
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26.2 Uprisings: Provisory Results and Perspectives |
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357 | (7) |
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26.3 The Second Cold War as a Step Towards the Full Spectrum Dominance |
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364 | (5) |
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27 A Short History of Islam: From Muhammad to the War on Terror |
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369 | (34) |
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27.1 Islam: Warrior Religion, Believers Movement and Muhammad |
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369 | (7) |
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27.2 Muhammad's Transformation Work in Arabia |
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376 | (7) |
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27.3 Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire |
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383 | (3) |
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27.4 Carving Up the Middle East After World War 1914--1918 |
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386 | (4) |
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27.5 The New Independent States in Middle East as Geopolitical Constructs |
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390 | (5) |
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27.6 Middle East Wars in the 1960s |
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395 | (3) |
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27.7 ... and in the 1970s to 1980s |
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398 | (5) |
| Appendix 1 Memorandum of the National Security Council for Zbigniew Brzezinski |
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403 | (2) |
| Appendix 2 Finding by Jimmy Carter 03.07.1979 |
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405 | (2) |
| Appendix 3 CIA 06.08.2001: Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US |
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407 | (2) |
| Appendix 4 Z. Brzezinski's Memorandum for the President: Reflections on Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan |
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409 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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