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(Of course, Mrs. Iselin, having accused the Soviets of underestimating her, is herself guilty of underestimating her son. Once Raymond Shaw realizes that his mother is "the American operator," he holds her responsible for the death of his wife and proves himself quite capable of taking the ultimate revenge.)
(Of course, Mrs. Iselin, having accused the Soviets of underestimating her, is herself guilty of underestimating her son. Once Raymond Shaw realizes that his mother is "the American operator," he holds her responsible for the death of his wife and proves himself quite capable of taking the ultimate revenge.)
The recent decision by the estate of Frank Sinatra to license this film for broadcast on American [[television]] (chiefly by [[Turner Classic Movies]]), coming as it does a scant seven years after the [[September 11 attacks]], might or might not be coincidental. Several commentators, of both [[liberal]] and [[libertarian]] persuasions, have concluded, either recently or shortly after those attacks occurred, that the attacks were in fact "false-flag operations" perpetrated by the United States government as a campaign of exactly the sort of popular emotional manipulation depicted in this film. The effective re-release might thus be a message, sent by the Sinatra estate and/or his heirs, directly accusing the United States government of so acting.
=== Other themes ===
=== Other themes ===