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Article: G. Jefferson PRICE III The Turks knew how to run the Middle East

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March 16, 2003
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ONE of my favorite films is "Lawrence of Arabia," David Lean's epic production about the eccentric Briton who led a Bedouin army against the Turks during World War I, with the vision of an Arab nation that turned out to be an illusion.

I watched it last week and thought it had some interesting lessons.

The film, released more than 40 years ago, pretty much survives the test of time. The scenery is magnificent. Peter O'Toole stars in his first big Hollywood role as Col. T. E. Lawrence -- and he is perfectly cast. Jack Hawkins is marvelous as Gen. Sir Edmund Allenby, whose army liberated Jerusalem and Damascus from the Turks. Claude Raines is perfect in the role of political strategist and ...

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