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Munich 1938. Prague 1968. Kosovo 1999. Iraq 2003. For Vaclav Havel, the line between tyranny and liberty is neither blurred nor crooked, and he has no qualms supporting America's coming war on Saddam Hussein. "Evil should be resisted as soon as it is born," the Czech dissident turned president declared at the NATO summit in Prague. Yet when Havel affixed his signature to the now famous "gang of eight" manifesto supporting the United States a few weeks ago, days before his retirement, the Czech prime minister pointedly refused to join him. As for his fellow Czechs, two thirds oppose the war--a reminder that most identified more with the peace sign Havel flashed at the end ...