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Routeabout: iLarry Diamond, Senior Fellow,Hoover Institution; Professor, Centeron Democracy, Development and theRule of Law, Stanford University - SendMeRSS

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"In 1974, nearly three-quarters of all countries were dictatorships; today, more than half are democracies. Diamond contends, however, that recent efforts to promote democracy have stumbled and that many democratic governments are faltering. He"
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John Mearsheimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Citation added: October 30th, 2007, 11:46 am
" Given the difficulty of determining how much power is enough for today and tomorrow, great powers recognize that the best way to ensure their security is to achieve hegemony now, thus eliminating any possibility of a challenge by another great power.
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Chris Hedges | What If Our Mercenaries Turn on Us?

Citation added: August 10th, 2007, 4:47 am
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praetorian_Guard "Mercenary units are a vital instrument in the hands of despotic movements. Communist and fascist movements during the last century each built rogue paramilitary forces. And the appearance of Blackwater fight
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National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive

Citation added: August 5th, 2007, 9:00 am
"Under this document, the President rules everything. EVERYTHING."
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Joho the Blog: Controlled by control

Citation added: January 26th, 2007, 3:19 pm
"But democracy is about how a brawling nation of passionate, outspoken citizens can nevertheless live together. There are lots of ways a citizenry in disagreement can come to governance, including monarchies and tyrannies. What makes democracy different i
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