But it is darkly humorous to see people who react to one instance of leaking classified information with outraged screeds about the need to apply the espionage act react to another instance of leaking classified information by proceeding to use that same information to argue on behalf of their preferred policy.

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But most Cypriots still glower darkly across the dividing line.

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Yulia Timoshenko, a volatile but important ally, had talked darkly about Mr Kuchma's fate if he did not co-operate.

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