Happy 4th of July

Like most of you, I’m off to enjoy a long-weekend. Posting will be sporadic.

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Gregory Johnsen

December 21, 2010

Like most of you, I'm off to enjoy a long-weekend. Posting will be sporadic.

Like most of you, I’m off to enjoy a long-weekend. Posting will be sporadic.

Gregory Johnsen

Near East Studies Scholar, Princeton University

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