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Tariq Ali – Obama, Pakistan, and the US empire

Jul 2009

Speakers: Tariq Ali

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Tariq Ali shares his thoughts on the the relationship between the US and Pakistan. Barack Obama's election to the Presidency was expected to herald changes in American foreign policy, but, Ali questions, how much has really changed?

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