In larger part, however, these demands are the product of a divide-and-conquer strategy originating in Baghdad.

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One of the oldest tricks in the book, divide and conquer.

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Whether it fizzles out or gets busted up through divide and conquer strategies remains to be seen, but the movement, which got its start in the editorial offices of Adbusters, a non-influential magazine based in Vancouver, continues to spread around the world.

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