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November 14, 2005

Secret police impede democratic reform, and other "duh" moments

The NYT has an interesting article about how all the wishing for democracy in the Arab world is for naught if the secret police are still in charge of things in many Middle Eastern countries, which they most certainly are.

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On November 14, 2005 10:44 AM, cam c. said:

.... ... .... bravo, NYT... who would have thought? I can't wait for their piece on how water prevents dryness... :)

Seriously, though... you have to wonder how far the U.S. itself is from having a secret police... some of the stories that pop up about the Dept. of Homeland Security don't sound encouraging...

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