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The Tar-Baby is the second of the Uncle Remus tales published in the United States in 1881. In it, the evil Brer Fox conjures a doll made of tar and turpentine with which to entrap the Brer Rabbit. The more the victim tries to shake himself free, the

The “tar baby” is the second of the Uncle Remus tales published in the US in 1881. In it the evil “Bre’er” fox conjures a doll made of tar and turpentine with which to entrap the “Bre’er Rabbit”, the more the victim tries to shake himself free the more entangled he becomes. Several recent events make one think of that American cautionary tale. Last year China published the final map of its “One World One Road” global project, leaving Iran completely out.

Fusako Shigenobu, the founder of the Japanese Red Army, responsible in the 70s and 80s for several attacks in the world and who settled in Lebanon to put herself at the service of the cause…