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POTEMKIN NATION
Spin Wont Make it So

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Potemkin Nation 
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The positive portrait of Iraq painted by President Bush and Prime Minister Allawi runs counter to the harsh reality.


September 24 2004

President Bush and the U.S.-installed interim prime minister of Iraq, Iyad Allawi, provided upbeat portraits of the war-ravaged nation Thursday, proclaiming elections on the horizon and democracy not far off. 

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