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Putin: "Snowden first met with our diplomats while in Hong Kong."

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Killgore Trout1/22/2014 3:48:02 pm PST

re: #314 Decatur Deb

the Iranian officials, and ours, have several constituencies to placate. What is done will be much more significant than what is proclaimed.

If the statement was for domestic consumption that might be the case. It’s also possible that they’re just talking shit for the sake of being difficult. It’s also possible that they have no intention of keeping up their end of the bargain and are making no secret about it. I have no doubt sanctions will be eased anyways and it looks like Obama has wrangled enough support in congress to at least avoid a vote on new sanctions. Iran really doesn’t have much of a reason to keep up their end, they’ll get sanction relief and don’t have to give up much aside from a few inspections.