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“We have very few writers and journalists not on the payroll of the empire or the oppressive powers in today’s world. With few exceptions, most accounts and narratives I hear from and read by the so-called ‘journalists’ and ‘experts’ about Middle East affairs remind me of Upton Sinclair’s immortal words … where he writes 'It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon him not understanding it.”

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“We need to change how we do things. We should choose the best people for jobs not just our friends. We should not ask people to pay us bribes to build roads. We should not ask people for extra money to get their land certificates. They should only pay the right amount. All if these actions are types of corruption.”