IMF-prescribed loss of tax perks for his pet car project, has muttered about neo-colonialism.

ECONOMIST: Asian pride

Mr Khalilzad was a founder member of the now ailing neo-con Project for the New American Century, and signed its 1998 letter that called on President Bill Clinton to topple Saddam Hussein.

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It has never been hard to see the shortcomings, and at times the absurdities, of the neo-Hellenic project: the revival of classical glories in the shape of a smallish modern state whose people have by turns been inspired and depressed by their awesome heritage.

ECONOMIST: Athens

And so it proved when Neo set off to raise funds for his project.

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