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However, since this latest military operation began - already claiming more than 30 lives and injuring hundreds - evidence of any changing tide has been scant. The New York Times and the BBC have always been reliable mouthpieces for Israel's line of justification for bombarding Palestinians, and they have not failed the Zionist state in this instance. However, their so-called liberal counterparts have scarcely hit a different tone. "Was the Arab Spring Really Worth It?": The Fascinating Arrogance of Power. [ Here is the original story from CNN. It was brought to our attention that there was an online version. Also, the article below was translated into Arabic here .]
This is just the beginning. As we were boarding a flight from Washington to Istanbul, this image appeared on the screen at the gate, with the CNN headline, “Was The Arab Spring Worth It?”
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