▁song ▁by ▁the ▁all - f em ale ▁American ▁pop / rock ▁group ▁F anny ▁" Bl ind ▁Al ley ", ▁a ▁science ▁fiction ▁nov ella ▁by ▁Mal col m ▁James on , ▁later ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁Tw il ight ▁Zone ▁episode ▁The ▁Bl ind ▁Al ley , ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁album ▁from ▁the ▁Austin , ▁T X ▁band ▁Exit ▁ ▁A ▁blind ▁al ley ▁( also ▁cul - de - s ac ▁or ▁no ▁through ▁road ) ▁is ▁a ▁street ▁open ▁at ▁only ▁one ▁end . <0x0A> </s> ▁Major ▁General ▁John ▁Russell ▁De ane ▁( M arch ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ), ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Mission ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Moscow ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁at ten de e ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Moscow ▁Conference . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁De ane ▁wrote ▁to ▁George ▁C . ▁Marshall : ▁ ▁" We ▁should ▁stop ▁pushing ▁ourselves ▁on ▁them ▁[ the ▁Soviet ▁authorities ] ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁Soviet ▁authorities ▁come ▁to ▁us . ▁ ▁We ▁should ▁be ▁friendly ▁and ▁co - oper ative ▁when ▁they ▁do ▁so ." ▁ ▁Gar ▁Al per ov itz ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁would ▁increase ▁America ' s ▁economic ▁le verage ," ▁but ▁Robert ▁James ▁M add ox ▁wrote , ▁" This ▁hardly