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owers. The Levant was also important to any empire originating to the north or south of Israel. If Egypt decided to move beyond the Nile Basin and North Africa eastward, it would move first through the Sinai and then northward along the coastal plain, securing sea lanes to Egypt. When Asia Minor powers suc
ilar way, Kissinger shows, the current generation of Chinese leaders have drawn inspiration from the teachings of Kong Fu Zi (known in the West as Confucius). Their goal, he argues, is not world domination but da tong: "great harmony." This goes to the heart of the matter. In 1971, when Kissinger first
en Tripoli. Then Damascus. You watch as the anger, moving on once-invisible technological lines of video and text, demolishes the stability of all of North Africa. Over the next two years leaders are pushed from power in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, and Yemen: their names, instead of being symbols of stability, insta
cy in any second language in the future will be an arcane specialty. Better to teach the kids how to build an Al, or to debate the moral reasoning of Confucius and Socrates than how to order dinner. The machines will take care of that. Power in a connected age will pool, then, not in the mouths and minds of
similar way, Kissinger shows, the current generation of Chinese leaders have drawn inspiration from the teachings of Kong Fu Zi (known in the West as Confucius). Their goal, he argues, is not world domination but da tong: "great harmony." This goes to the heart of the matter. In 1971, when Kissinger first we
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031851 →n powers. The Levant was also important to any empire originating to the north or south of Israel. If Egypt decided to move beyond the Nile Basin and North Africa eastward, it would move first through the Sinai and then northward along the coastal plain, securing sea lanes to Egypt. When Asia Minor powers such
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031866 →Entities connected to both North Africa and Confucius

Jeffrey Epstein
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Barack Obama
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United States
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Marc Rich
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George W. Bush
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Bashar al-Assad
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Lebanon
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Bill Clinton
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Tunisia
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Middle East
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Tehran
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Yemen
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Damascus
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Hosni Mubarak
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Saddam Hussein
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Bahrain
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Donald Trump
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Kuwait
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Morocco
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