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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Geopolitical Implications of Gilad Shalit's Release
Israel hates it when its soldiers are taken prisoner and would go to great lengths to work on their release or rescue. But is the 1 is to 1,000 recent prisoner exchange for Shalit too mind boggling even for Israelis. Stratfor this time discusses and analyzes the geopolitics of such a release and its repercussions fr the Middle East.