"I've gone through back channels, but still, the communication will certainly be monitored."

It should have been rolled out on the back channel long before, and concerns addressed there.

The bridge across the back channel to the mainland lay less than a block ahead.

But they preferred to try to gain his release through back channels and secret diplomacy.

Morris also could be a useful back channel to the opposition when Bill wanted to plant an idea.

The only problem was that no one in the national security establishment had a good back channel to Iran.

Often, through back channels, they even manage to get hold of the competition's pilots.

In the back channels of the river, soft ice had begun to form.

A few words from the president - in the back channels, if necessary - could end this rude stalemate.

So was I tapping into some back channel known just to the Core?