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On Turkey Pulling an Iran
June 8, 2010 · Mustapha Hamoui
Pity the Arabs. Non Arab neighbors just keep using our causes to expand their influence in the region.
Populism in the Arab world is second nature and despite its disastrous track record, it never seems to go out of fashion. Non-Arab regional players like Iran have understood this and have cynically used populism to their advantage.
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What the flotilla episode reaffirmed was the ease with which the Arabs can be used as instruments for the projection of power by the region’s non-Arab powers and traditional centers of regional influence, such as Turkey and Iran.
Meanwhile, we cheer..
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