Blindly paternalistic in his dealings with his surly, distrustful charges, Wikus grins vapidly while his colleagues invade their homes and beat them if they resist.

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It vapidly praises President Vladimir Putin for his "positive role" in the region and continues to adhere to the line that Russia will agree to UN Security Council action against Iran.

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Ignoring the fact that the pact paves the way for Hamas's integration into the PA's US-trained security forces, and its membership in the PLO, Raviv vapidly claimed that the villain in all of the recent developments is none other than Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who is destroying all chance of peace by pointing out that the Palestinians have opted for war.

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