Clinton and Merkel: A Tale of Two Perceptions about Egypt
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. “Most of our thought is unconscious, and empirical investigation is necessary if we are ever to understand its nature.”(1) -George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. For anyone mystified over how the United States was again unaware and surprised by the revolts and unrests in the Middle East and throughout North Africa, one only has to look at U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s choice of words. In describing Egypt’s protests and democratic movement and after warning that the U.S. would resist any “extremists” from hijacking Egypt’s political transition, she then said a “perfect storm” of economic woes, repression, and popular discontent…
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Clinton and Merkel: A Tale of Two Perceptions about Egypt
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