There is an expression now that is commonly used about these so-called internal conflicts which are not really internal, because they have connections to the outside world.
-- Lakhdar Brahimi
   
Lakhdar Brahimi   Name:
Lakhdar Brahimi
Type:
Public Servant
Nationality:
none
Birth:
January 1, 1934
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