"Half the published articles on Gaza contain a standard reference to its resemblance to a vast open-air prison (and when I last saw it under Israeli oc...
[T]his is an enemy for life, as well as an enemy of life.
~ Christopher Hitchens ~
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[T]his is an enemy for life, as well as an enemy of life.
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"Question: Which Mediterranean government shares all of Ronald Reagan's views on international terrorism, the present danger of Soviet advance, the hyp...
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