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Gaddafi’s contribution to the popular lexicon
Posted by MK in Middle East, Politics on October 28, 2011
Neologism from Charles Krauthammer in The Washington Post: ”The Libyan crossfire”:
Libyan ‘crossfire’ – The Washington Post.
You’ve got your Mexican standoff, your Russian roulette, your Chinese water torture. And now, your Libyan crossfire. That’s when a pistol is applied to the head and a bullet crosses from one temple to the other.
That’s apparently what happened to Moammar Gaddafi after he was captured by Libyan rebels — died in a “crossfire,” explains Libya’s new government. This has greatly agitated ACLU types, morally unemployed ever since a Democratic administration declared Guantanamo humane. The indignation has spread to human rights groups and Western governments, deeply concerned about the manner of Gaddafi’s demise.
I can definitely see myself using this.
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