Challenging choices
There is a saying in Algeria: most countries have an army, but in Algeria the army has a country. Just how that ownership is exercised has a very real bearing on the presidential elections scheduled for early April. Last time around, in 1999, Abdelaziz Bouteflika was not concerned: he was the army's anointed. Now, he is the president of an Arab nation in a region better known for ballot rigging than democratic due process. But, despite this, he might be troubled, as the military seems ...
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