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To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Loftus sounds like a Tin-Foil yarmulke for sure.
11 posted on 07/17/2002 9:01:28 PM PDT by Illbay
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To: Illbay
Loftus sounds like a Tin-Foil yarmulke for sure.

I haven't read his book, but I guess that some editor chose the title. It could be a simple retelling of the reasons for and history of support for Arabs during the 20th century by the US State Department and intelligence agencies, and the similar activities by the Brits. There were many reasons for this, from opposition to the Ottoman Empire, to desires to restrain the Soviets, to the need for oil. There were also social snobbery among the types that populated the State Department and intelligence agencies. Of course, it might be a tin-foil hat book too. Time will tell.

13 posted on 07/17/2002 9:11:17 PM PDT by Lucius Cornelius Sulla
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