[Mb-civic] Bush Fires Up Mideast Reform

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BUSH FIRES UP MIDEAST REFORM

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Bush Fires Up Mideast Reform 
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Democracy advocates hope trend persists.

By Neil Hicks
Neil Hicks is director of international programs for Human Rights First.

August 8 2004

NEW YORK — Reformers in the Middle East are caught in a tight bind. On principle, they oppose the highhandedness of U.S. policy in the region. But they have to admit it's had some positive effects. 

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