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Opinion: Echoes of the Arab Spring

Opinion: Echoes of the Arab Spring

Finally, the death of the Arab Spring was declared by the same voices that announced its birth two years ago. US writer Thomas Friedman consistently praised what he referred to as the “spring,” the “awakening,” or the “revolution.” He welcomed the upheaval that took...