Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

The Most unhelpful thing ever: or How not to Stop a War

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قال مصدر مسئول في وزارة الدفاع بأن ما أعلنه عبدالملك الحوثي حول وقف الحرب ضد المملكة العربية السعودية وانسحابه من أراضيها التي تسلل وقام بالاعتداء عليها ليس سوى محاولة جديدة للمراوغة والكذب والخداع.

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Most people freeze in a crisis. Here’s why — and how to stop it

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Ben Horowitz: Quit being a coward and do the hard thing

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