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Absolutely Revolting
International Studies

The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad by Tariq Ali

by Dennis Altman •
October 2011, no. 335

The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad by Tariq Ali

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Tariq Ali, proclaims the Guardian, ‘has been a leading figure of the international left since the 60s’. If his latest book is the best the left can muster, I fear that its chances of influencing political debate are minimal – and, even worse, undesirable.

 


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The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad by Tariq Ali

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