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Friday
02Mar2007

30 years of looniness

Libya' Jamahiriyya system, which has bred a completely dysfunctional decentralized system topped by an all-powerful dictator, is 30. The BBC has a recap, while the NYT attends a conference where Libya introduces economic -- but just economic -- reforms. Now where have I heard that before?

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[...] marks its 30th birthday as a Jamaheriya under the reign of Colonel Muammar Al Gaddafi today and this is what Issandr El Amrani has to say about the anniversary in The Arabist. Amira Al [...]

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