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Australian letters

17 October 2015

9:00 AM

17 October 2015

9:00 AM

Machiavellian Mal

Sir: Spring has arrived! The shackles of Winter have been broken, the blossoms are blooming, the sun is making its presence felt, it’s good to be alive. Then suddenly…Coup d’état…in news that could belong to any number of emerging African countries, comes a tale of Machiavellian treachery and naked egotistical ambition.

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