The Rolling Stones' guide to world politics

From the Iraq war to the financial crisis, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have a song that seems to fit the occasionAs was reported yesterday, among the tonnes of leaked papers about the Israel-Palestine conflict, there lurks a particularly remarkable memo from September 1999. It offers advice about Palestinian negotiating tactics, and suggests adopting an approach recommended by the Rolling Stones in 1969. From the top, then: "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you mig...

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