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but it's been obvious for some time that khameni and at least some of the guardian council has been looking for a more low-keyed approach, more extensive back-channel communication--the anti-american posture is obviously a function of the us relation with the shah (whose way of holding power explains alot about why the revolution was as it was, in the end) and is presented routinely as a something of a bone tossed to the masses, while behind the scenes there's been considerable contact and sometimes co-operation between the us and iran. until of course the evil double of george w bush was elected.
at the same time, it's been more than a little convenient for the neo-cons to act as though there was no gap which separates what is said internally from what is done in various backchannels, but that has little to do with the realities (which are simply kinda complicated in this case)
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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