Joshua Hammer is the former Africa Bureau Chief for Newsweek. His latest book is Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and the Fire That Helped Forge the Path to World War II. The Nation Institute Investigative Fund provided assistance for his article in this issue. (August 2008)
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