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France's War in the Sahel - with Dr Alex Thurston

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The Middle East Is Doomed to Failure

Geadis movements since nine 11 must have realized that the tactics they employ invite a greater reaction, not only from local forces, but from international forces. They get to a point where te they face the decision of either isolating themselves politically and sticking with their original vision, or watering themselves down. The jahatis then, if they're recruiting heavily from a particular ethnic group and not ethnic identity, some, you know, becomes politicized in a new way. Other ethnic groups start tho target members a ethnic group out of out of suspicion and collective punishment - even if those people are innocent. So far in the sa, not really. Um, they negotiate over things like hostage exchanges over

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