Today’s Times has a story about the relative calm in Algeria during the recent political contagion sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. It’s a bit surprising considering Algeria’s violent history since the end of WWII…
- "There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars." — Jack Kerouac
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