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		<title>Leader of the Opposition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst most elected Republicans are still preoccupied in pledging to work with (or for) the Obama administration, Sarah Palin isn&#8217;t having any of it. This is significant criticism, because it is vitally important that a Republican leader emerges who can &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/12/09/leader-of-the-opposition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Shattered Idol in the Black Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(photo: Rahim Alizadeh) In Verdi&#8217;s opera Nabucco &#8211;the namesake of the western gas pipeline to Europe that holds the promise of partial independence from Russian energy reliance&#8211; the Jewish patriots take the daughter of the Babylonian king hostage, in order &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/09/09/a-shattered-idol-in-the-black-garden/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Conquest of Georgia?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an unnerving development, the New York Times is reporting that Russia may be preparing for an amphibious assault on Georgia&#8217;s Black Sea coastline. Alexander Lomaya, Secretary of Georgia&#8217;s National Security Council: “Russia has clearly decided to redraw the borders &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/08/09/the-conquest-of-georgia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It Couldn&#8217;t Happen To A Nicer Tyrant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MichaelW</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you are all well informed on the Spitzer chronicles by now. If not, crawl through the Memeorandum links to inform yourself (get a cup of coffee or other preferred beverage, because it will take awhile). I just wanted &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/03/10/it-couldnt-happen-to-a-nicer-tyrant/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scrambling for Africa: A Conversation with John Ghazvinian</title>
		<link>http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/02/scrambling-for-africa-a-conversation-with-john-ghazvinian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gas flaring in the Niger Delta (photo: Ellie) John Ghazvinian is a journalist and historian of considerable insight into African affairs. He also happens to have written one of the best recent books on the emergent international struggle for African &#8230; <a href="http://asecondhandconjecture.com/index.php/2008/02/02/scrambling-for-africa-a-conversation-with-john-ghazvinian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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