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February 10, 2012

A Familiar Cold War in the Middle East

Patrick Seale, Gulf News

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With their vetoes, Russia and China are saying they too have interests in the Middle East, which they are bent on protecting.

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TAGGED: United States, China, Russia, Syria, Iran

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