"whats the bet peter Zeihan calls himself an intellectual , In...

"whats the bet peter Zeihan calls himself an intellectual , In my expereince most who make that claim are intellectualy impudent , and probably qualify as members of the loony left as they are affectionatly known."


Actually he is an analyst for Stratfor Global Intelligence and wrote that piece for them.

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