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Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011) by DSingularity on Friday October 09, 2020 @09:49AM (#24729868)
Funny you mention Saddam. He was supported by the CIA to overthrow a government which leaned communist.
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Re:Why the Arabic world turned away from science (2011) by sumedh on Friday October 09, 2020 @09:17PM (#24735978)
Yes that is why I said its better to deal with the devil you know but then Saddam later invaded Kuwait.
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