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Malise Ruthven published this lucid and insightful article \u2014 only slightly marred by one obligatory gratuitous jibe at George W. Bush \u2014 in the New York Review of Books back at the end of February:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Malise Ruthven published this lucid and insightful article \u2014 only slightly marred by one obligatory gratuitous jibe at George W. Bush \u2014 in the New York Review of Books back at the end of February: \u00a0 http:\/\/www.nybooks.com\/blogs\/nyrblog\/2015\/feb\/28\/lure-caliphate-isis\/ \u00a0 I recommend it. \u00a0 Posted from Langley, British Columbia \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n"Lure of the Caliphate"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\" Malise Ruthven published this lucid and insightful article -- only slightly marred by one obligatory gratuitous jibe at George W. 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