But in a symbolic protest of what the State Department Wednesday termed Iran's appalling and deplorable treatment of election protestors, it is withdrawing invitations for Iranian diplomats to attend traditional U.S.embassy Fourth of July parties.
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But it would be a truly appalling thing if the psychology of coincidence played a part in a re-run of the Wall Street Crash, the most terrible market disaster in history.
This will be little comfort to Mr Mitchell or his party since it allows Labour and other critics to point out that either a senior minister used appalling and offensive language to a police officer or he is saying that one of those tasked with protecting the prime minister is lying.