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Friday, March 28, 2014

Opinion: The Middle East’s Past is not Dead

ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
Friday 28th March 2014
London

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on : Thursday, 27 Mar, 2014

Opinion: The Middle East’s Past is not Dead

William Faulkner once said: “The past is never dead. It is not even past.” President Barack Obama might find this helpful to keep in mind as he prepares for his trip to Saudi Arabia next week. In a region known for contending with the ghosts of things long past, President Obama will need to grapple with more recent history as he seeks to shore up Saudi–US relations at a time of increasing tension between the two allies.http://www.aawsat.net/author/adel-al-toraifi

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