Stephen Kinzer guardian.co.uk, Thursday 29 July 2010 16.00 BST Article history.

卫报，2010年7月29号星期四英国夏令时16：00。

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When it comes to the Middle East, writes Stephen Kinzer, a veteran foreign correspondent, Washington has been doing just that.

可是在处理中东问题上，资深驻外记者史蒂芬.

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That "may be appropriate for donkeys," Kinzer writes, "but not for dealing with a nation ten times older than [the United States]."

作者认为，这招可能对不听话的驴子管用，但千万别用在一个比美利坚合众国存活时间长达近10倍多的古老国度身上。

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For, as Kinzer puts it, "the flame of freedom still burns in Iran — although, unlike in Turkey, it is not allowed to burn in public."

像作者书中谈到的“自由之火同样在伊朗燃烧——但是，与土耳其不同，它是在公众的视线之外燃烧的。”

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For, as Kinzer puts it, "the flame of freedom still burns in Iran — although, unlike in Turkey, it is not allowed to burn in public."

像作者书中谈到的“自由之火同样在伊朗燃烧——但是，与土耳其不同，它是在公众的视线之外燃烧的。”

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