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...George W. Bush's speech last Wednesday, anybody could have learned the same things about our country, even without moles in the FBI. They would have seen that our country is in good shape, though we possess some of the wackiest leaders this side of Libyan leader Muammar el-Quadaffi...

Author: By Joshua I. Weiner, | Title: Progress and Congress | 3/7/2001 | See Source »

...absolutist influence, Louis XIV ordered a quick, decisive and successful bombardment of Algiers for harboring pirates. Afterward, a medal commemorating the event was inscribed with the words, "Algeria Fulminata" [Algiers Struck by Lightning]. In much the same vein, President Reagan could announce our successful blitzkrieg on the unruly Quadaffi in Libya in April, 1987; at the time, the U.S. still enjoyed virtual Sun King status in the West...

Author: By Hugh G. Eakin, | Title: A Poor Prognosis for Foreign Policy | 8/8/1995 | See Source »

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