And the exercise came with a lesson for would-be Arab democracies: timing is important and participants must agree to the secular principles needed for democracy to work.
But viewing it through the prism of the Wilson years raises real questions about the assumptions on which intelligence work is based, about the quality of evidence adduced and about the abandonment of normal principles of democracy supposedly for a "more important purpose".
We affirm our support for the principles of democracy.
There will be risks to any effort to come forward, but there also could be tremendous value: With President Trump every day demonstrating contempt for basic principles of democracy and accountability, patriotic insiders may be critical to protecting our nation.
Even within America's armed forces, ostensibly fighting for the principles of democracy, fairness, and equal opportunity, black Americans were segregated into separate units that weren't allowed to fight alongside whites but instead were often relegated to building roads and digging latrines.
Secretary Clinton's call to abandon the embargo – and the principles of democracy and freedom for the Cuban people – in exchange for nothing in return from the regime in Havana adds insult to the pain they and their families feel". .
Greek columns, Latin etchings, and ornate sculptures mark our supposed appreciation for the core principles of democracy established in eons past. .
That means the European Union is 'founding' its action on the principles of democracy and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
This happened in 1999, but it did not satisfy Ransome-Kuti's idea of democracy and he continued to attack the new politicians for gambling with the principles of democracy.
The controversy of the 2000 United States presidential election was a desperate cry for a forceful restatement of the principles of democracy and free, full elections.
It should go without saying that the cost of the monarchy is not the motivation for republicanism – our cause is based on principles of democracy and accountability.
