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Old July 28th, 2008 #62
Alex Linder
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Political asylum and refugee status are two different things. Of course there are official criteria for determing who qualifies for asylum, but these are flexible enough to be interpreted as Power feels appropriate. Only two things can keep government officials honest: the media and people with pitchforks. We don't have either.