It's a rare day when I agree with Rachel Maddow

She gets the facts pretty much right on this one, and I can forgive her for glossing over the history of the conflict -- but if you want a deeper look at it, Wikipedia is a good place to start.

And I can actually affirm, having watched it, that one variant of Azerbaijani Idol is pretty sweet, and one is pretty boring.

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