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Supporters throw flower petals as Arvind Kejriwal, center, leader of India’s Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party addresses them as they, celebrate the party’s performance in Delhi state Assembly elections in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec.8, 2013 (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)


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Iraq Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends the 12th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on February 6, 2013 in Cairo (AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA)


Power is Poison

Power is Poison

I paused at length before two news items published by Asharq Al-Awsat on its front page last Wednesday, and I found myself amazed by the glaring contrast in the words of two leaders from to two different generations. One spoke in a way that reflected a failure to...