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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:12 PM
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Is CBS's Scott Pelly Paid By The NeoCons To Spread this BS for War with Iran?
Edited on Sun Sep-23-07 06:20 PM by leftchick
On 60 Minutes he is interrogating, not to be confused with an interview with President Ahmadinejad . He asks " There is NO DOUBT that Iran is supplying weapons that KILL americans"!!! Confrmed by whom Scott?? The US Military??

omg! This is such biased and hostile interview, I am disgusted!
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:13 PM
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1. I just posted on this too. Pelley is working hard for the money!
Ahmadinejad: why should we go to war?
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:15 PM
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3. holy crap he is so fucking belligerent!
i want to smack him!! :argh:
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Rageneau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:34 PM
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32. I hope Dan Rather sues CBS until it bleeds.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:14 PM
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2. Right. Most of the weapons being used to kill Americans
are being supplied by the Americans.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:30 PM
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16. he strated with "its been proven"
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:35 PM
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21. All the IEDs have "Made In Iran" stenciled on them
in English

:eyes:
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Jacobin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:16 PM
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4. There is also no doubt that American weapons are killing Iraqis
Why no outrage about that?

About displacing four million Iraqis.

About mercenaries shooting up public squares for sport.

Dropping bombs on civilians.

Stealing their oil.

He's okey dokey with all that, I presume
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:19 PM
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8. ah Jacobin
sadly it is the american way and we are obviously not being good americans questioning our dear leaders.

:(
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:43 AM
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51. Of course
They represent Jesus and all that's good :sarcasm:
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:17 PM
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5. very belligerent
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:18 PM
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6. I can't think of any traits I admire in Shrub either! n/t
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:02 PM
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24. I wasn't sure if I heard him correctly, but apparently, he asked
Ahmadinejad if he admired any traits in Bush. WTF was that all about? I'm not certain even our allies admire any traits in GWB*.
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Ganja Ninja Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:04 AM
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46. I couldn't believe he asked that question.
"What do you admire about President Bush?"

What are we playing a round of stump the chump? If ever there was a trick question that's it.

Here's how I wish he'd answered that, "I admire the way he has the American media eating his shit with a spoon."
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allisonthegreat Donating Member (586 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:19 PM
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7. yeah it was hostile interview n/t
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:19 PM
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9. almost every talking head and blabbing yap in the US media
is paid by the military-industrial corporate capitalists to shill for war, war and more war
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chimpymustgo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:21 PM
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11. Ahm to Pelley: You act like CIA!!! Pelley: No I'm just an average American reporter.
Sadly, true.
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:47 AM
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52. Pelley: "I'm just an average neocon whore"
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Robson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:26 PM
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13. Sarcasm
But it's so obvious that the US media is owned, heavily influenced and controlled by Muslim - Americans.
:sarcasm:

That's why the US media stepped aside and allowed George Bush to concoct a war based upon his neocon rationale.
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Benhurst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:21 PM
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10. Give Scott a break.
It's hard to see clearly when you have your nose stuck up George Bush's ass.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:23 PM
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12. it's not on here yet for me but is Ahmadinejad keeping his cool or is he coming
off as a crazy person? Will people look at that interview and think "Well ok, the reporter is a mental case"
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:32 PM
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17. he was very cool
Too cool for pelly, he asked him why he was laughing at his question. All I could think of is NO ONE EVER asks the Chimp why he fucking laughs and smirks at death questions!!

It was surreal in the irony.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:36 PM
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22. thats pretty damn smart of him, Pelley tries to get him to be the person
the neocons paint him to be and he keeps his cool. I'm not saying the guy isn't a nut or a big fan of "Death to america!" but it's a smart move to keep your cool under pressure.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:16 PM
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29. We have no evidence that I know of where he wished us harm.
And, it was embarrassing to watch this thoughtful man be questioned by a propagandist.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:33 PM
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18. A. is keeping his cool.
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Jazzgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:28 PM
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14. I was soooo disgusted I got up and came in my office!
I had to see what was up on DU. The framing really sucks. I cannot believe how the MS infotainment frames their questions. Iran is not stupid no matter what they try to tell us. Why is it they are one of the few nations that almost totally cooperates with the IAEA???? We barely cooperate with them but they totally cooperate??!!?? If they were really building nuclear weapons the IAEA would know. I trust them way above anything *shrub says!
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:29 PM
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15. He certainly came in with lots of preconcieved ideas.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:33 PM
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19. This is the station that fired Dan Rather
and got katie couric.
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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 06:34 PM
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20. EMAIL: 60m@cbsnews.com I will email them a memo
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 07:55 PM
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23. they think this guy is a fool....
big fucking mistake
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Bjornsdotter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:06 PM
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25. It was embarrassing to watch


...it was such a hostile interview, whoever the interviewer was he came off looking like an ass.

Cheers
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 08:29 PM
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26. Scott Pelley
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Pelley

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/06/23/60II/main51732.shtml
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:12 PM
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27. Am watching right now. And it's a big steaming pile.
Apparently, Pelly has never heard of the IAEA.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:15 PM
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28. Sorry, I forgot to
:puke:
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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:17 PM
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30. I don't speak Farsi nor do I trust the translation...
and I'll leave it at that.
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bbgrunt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 09:20 PM
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31. well, 60 min just lost another viewer. Pelly was absolutely atrocious
....and to then follow that with the biased med marijuana story puts the nail in their coffin for me.
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libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:02 PM
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33. Enhanced Interrogation Techniques
if you ask me.
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:06 PM
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34. Pelly is a D-lister. His skill level is that of a high-school debate team captain.
And that is being generous.
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:08 PM
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35. Yeah, that was generous. n/t
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Beausoir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:10 PM
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36. Besides that...he has a gigantic cranium!
Big ol' head. Teeny tiny brain.
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Oilwellian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:24 PM
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37. Did you catch the part where Pelly said....
he spoke to Bush before interviewing Ahmadinejad? Ooops!
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 04:59 AM
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45. yes
nothing like admitting he was a stenographer for bush.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:34 PM
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38. I sent a nasty comment to CBS about this interview. You should too!
I do usually watch that show, but as I told them, they should be ashamed of what they had Scott Pelly do tonight. I think from now on, I'm going to tume in to the last 10 minutes to listen to Andy Rooney. He may be an old curmudgeon, but I like him, and he still has integrity!
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The Stranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:36 PM
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40. Where is the email address for Scott Pelly? Can anyone post it?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 11:31 PM
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42. I just googled 50 minutes and hunted for the contact us link.
It wasn't to Scott or 50 Minutes but to CBS. I don't care. If the network gets enough complaints, they'll pay attention!
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:13 AM
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48. all I found was this
"contact us" at the bottom of the page....

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml
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The Stranger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 10:35 PM
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39. I have never seen a journalist accuse the person he is interviewing and then ask for confirmation.
Pelly should be fucking fired immediately. Instead of journalism, he was practicing for some military interrogation job. Pelly would accuse the person being interviewed, and then his question would ask for confirmation of that accusation. Then he would insist that the person being interviewed answer yes or no to his question.
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Timex Donating Member (51 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 11:12 PM
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41. Bad Interview, but Pelly got served with one response
Never seen an interviewer disrespect a guest on his show like that before, he seemed so rude especially while trying to press the president for a yes or no answer. Yet, Ahmadinejad kept cool and replied "this isn't Guantanamo Bay or Abu Ghuraib, this is Iran and I'm the president" - meaning that why should he be forced to answer in a certain way? He's free to answer the way he likes, otherwise what's the point of the interview? That response probably made Pelly feel like a jerk, and he should be.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-23-07 11:51 PM
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43. So much for journalistic objectivity.



I thought he conducted that interview like Sen Joe McCarthy would have interviewed a 'communist'.
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 03:55 AM
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44. Looked like it to me
I could only stomach about 5 minutes, if that, of the interview. Pelley complains that Ahmadinejad would never answer with direct answers. It just felt to me like Pelley wouldn't be satisfied no matter what the answer was. Why do they not hold Bush to the same standard. He hasn't given a direct answer in at least 7 years.
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:12 AM
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47. are you all watching this asshole Pelley on CBS this morning?
omg. "Ahmadinejad's denial about Iranian weapons in Iraq is just not credible. Just not CREDIBLE!"

:argh:
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Totally Committed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:38 AM
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49. That's what happens when the Corporations that "own" the government
"own" the Media and everything else, as well. It also doesn't hurt that AIPAC has better access to that government than citizens do, and WE'RE the ones who vote.

Please... that interview was a disgrace.

TC
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 07:42 AM
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50. Duh?
Is the pope catholic?
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Boxerfan Donating Member (710 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 08:40 AM
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53. That "interview" was a MAJOR revelation...I hope others agree
I mean it was so downright BLATANT. The President spoke clearly & told him he would not pursue nukes. Then Pelly states at the end he never answered the question. WTF???

I hope a few brain cells sparked on that one.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-24-07 09:47 AM
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54. I thought it was a good interview. The Prime Minister of Iran couldn't
answer a straight question. He was evasive. Doesn't mean that they are making nuclear weapons...it just means the guy is a major asshole.
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