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World Service,25 Feb 2006,22 mins

What Egyptian Democracy Means

From Our Own Correspondent

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Egyptian democracy and what it means for US and Western interests. Ian Pannell speculates on what Egyptian democracy could means for US interests, as it does not necessarily guarantee a sympathetic government. Jonathan Head reports on the succession debate in Japan's Imperial Family, Simon Montlake on war veterans and sport in Vietnam and Caroline Wyatt on German spa holidays. Presenter: Jerry Smit.

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