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A picture taken on November 24, 2008 shows ships navigating in the northbound lane of the Suez Canal after passing through Port Said, 180 kms northeast of Cairo.
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011

Open quoteI would put it in the manipulative, stirring-the-pot category rather than the military, strategic category.Close quote

  • JAMES BURNELL-NUGENT,
  • former commander of Britain's royal navy, on Iran's decision to send a warship to Syria via the Suez Canal
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