so let me offer a modest dissent. first, the cables don't show the united states doing anything duplicitous or underhand or scandalous. in the 1960s and '70s, america were often engaged in policies off sit of its stated foreign polici policies. but now there are now stories of attempted assassinations or closet deals. the secret diplomacy is remarkably consistent with its public diplomacy. i also have to confess that the level and quality of analysis in these cables is a lot better than i would have guessed. american kip low matts come across as sharp, well informed and lucid with their pens or their computer keyboards. the big substantive revelation is that air ran regimes worry a lot more about iran than they say so publicly. and they have been urging