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Wishful Thinking Overload
Alistair Cooke compares the Boston Massacre with the rejection of a nuclear treaty, and explains how a good treaty can still be defeated by a few short-sighted people.
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Fri 22 Oct 1999
21:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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- Fri 22 Oct 1999 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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