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I say, then, that the two reactionary ideological campaigns promoted, respectively, by the racist right in the West and by political Islam mutually support each other, just as they support communitarian practices. . . ... Among the eminent democrats proclaimed by the West was Portugal’s..

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It's not clear whether political parties, lawyers and other people opposed to emergency rule will be able to mount effective resistance that could force Musharraf to change his mind, force the military to intervene or persuade West to pressure Musharraf to restore democracy.. ..

iii. iraq and the war on terrorism

Only among religious leaders do as few as half expect an Iraqi democracy to be religious in nature — but even among this group, only 36% think it would be a secular democracy. . Bush’s Calls for Democracy . By wide margins, both the American public and opinion leaders believe that George..

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