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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Astute geopolitical comment of the week

From GQ's October issue, an excerpt from a Q & A with the mogul Ted Turner about rogue states and other threats to U.S. security:

You've traveled to a lot of these countries we're talking about ... What was North Korea like?
I had a great time there! I was there last year. They were nice to me. There weren't a lot of fat people walking around. They were all thin. And being thin is healthier than being fat.
Posted by Christopher Shea at 06:21 PM
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