Perhaps most sinister of all, the United States would almost certainly succumb over time to the temptation to dispense with defensive CW training and preparations.

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Lurking behind the stark, high-contrast black and white photography ... are the same sinister motivations that have driven all the characters in this master filmmaker's work.

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All of this is sensible, not sinister.

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On one interpretation, all this may add up to nothing too sinister.

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Or does he grasp all of that, and the explanation is more sinister?

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