"They [the Pentagon officials] were talking to him [Ghorbanifar] about stuff which they weren't officially authorized to do," said a senior administration official. "It was only accidentally that certain parts of our government learned about it."
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We're on a platform being pushed across a stage.

"Look at my feet! I haven't moved a muscle"
"I know."

The rest of the world is in the audience- those who can afford the seats (it's not the commies it's the fucking bourgeoisie)- they're shaking their heads in amazement.