Besides that, I'm neither a fan of the Flemish nationalism that the beard would protest against, nor an unquestioning supporter of a 'Belgian' nationalism it would eventually advocate (although I do feel more sympathetic for the latter).

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Fourth, if Messrs Netanyahu and Barak reckon that they need America's military might to complete what they start, there may be no better combination to ensure that than a politically weak president whose Republican opponents have made unquestioning support for Israel a wedge issue a year before a presidential election.

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The mispriced Facebook IPO was a reminder of Silicon Valley's worst tendencies the way its culture can force a collective, unquestioning belief about what things are worth.

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Mr Blair believes that quite apart from the desirability for its own sake of getting rid of Saddam Hussein and his beastly weapons, demonstrating what his critics take to be unquestioning loyalty to America now is part of the price that must be paid for a better world.

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