The US: First farce, then tragedy

Also: Israel, Lebanon, African debt, drugs, and Afghanistan.

EH Shephard, c1920s, in AA Milne's 'Eeyore Loses a Tail', Methuen Children's Books, 1973, London.

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UNITED STATES. First farce, then tragedy

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