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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 31 > Echoes of the Cold War – and the Mideast approves

Echoes of the Cold War – and the Mideast approves

By Ellen Knickmeyer / The Bulletin
August 31, 2008

CAIRO, Egypt — For some in the Middle East, the images of Russian tanks rolling into Georgia in defiance of U.S. opposition have revived warm memories of the Cold War.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew recently to Moscow, where he endorsed Russia’s offensive in Georgia....

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