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Euphemisation

From the New York Times. Pick one: Bush

  • “overstated evidence”
  • “exaggerated available intelligence”
  • “systematically painted a more dire picture… than was justified”
  • lied
about Iraq before the invasion. Bonus points for what that implies about Tony Blair and the UK Government.

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Politics | Posted on June 6, 2008 8:25 AM |

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"Who's the more foolish: the fool, or the fool who follows him?"

Posted by: Anonymous | June 6, 2008 9:14 AM

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