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You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

Mohamed ElBaradei

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Mohamed ElBaradei
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: June 17
Diplomat
Human Rights Activist
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei
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I have a lot of interests in global issues, as you know, humanity, inequity, arms control, and I continue to be active on all these issues.
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Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I dont think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.
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