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		throwawayaway on Oct 21, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CIA Director John Brennan emails I've been led to believe that they are persians and not arabs. correct me if I am wrong.

thieving_magpie on Oct 21, 2015 [–]

And the Arab Spring was 2-3 years after this document was created.

pazimzadeh on Oct 21, 2015 | [–]

The Arab Spring was partially inspired by Iran's Green Movement in 2009: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Green_Movement

thieving_magpie on Oct 22, 2015 | | [–]

Which still predated this email.

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