Trump’s use of the language of ethnic cleansing regarding the Kurds is not new. Clifton’s poem about cockroaches shows how dangerous it is.
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Trump Uses Genocidal Language
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Connecticut Yankee in Northern Syria
Trump empty threats in the middle East are anticipated by Mark Twain in “Connecticut Yankee.” In fact, the novel captures well our adventures in the Middle East.
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“Et Tu, Brute!”–Betraying the Kurds
Which Shakespeare play best captures Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds? Julius Caesar, perhaps, for pathos, Othello for the cold-blooded way it was done.
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