The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 11th, 2002
MIDDLE EAST
Sunday, August 11, 2002
Policy must recognize tyranny for what it is
In the recent Aug. 8 editorial "Saudi Arabia, friend or foe," there is an overlying idea that lacks emphasis, and perhaps holds a key in deciphering many pieces of the current Mideast puzzle. That idea is often glossed over in many analyses of foreign countries' motives.
The behavior of many Arab states will always seem inconsistent because they are totalitarian regimes ruling beneath the shield of Islam. This is the idea, the principle, that our pundits seem to avoid: Totalitarian regimes are a bad thing. The...
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