Entries Tagged as 'Military'

Political Euphemism Glossary- New Entry: Support The Troops

February 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The political euphemism glossary, which is non-partisan and being built gradually, is a catalog of the tools, words, and phrases used by political minds to shape how we think or worse, lull us into such a complacency we fail to critically think at all.
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Tags: Euphemism Glossary · Iraq · Military · Political Language · War

Russia’s “Short-Man Syndrome” and Bush’s Diplomatic Chainsaw

July 25th, 2007 · 2 Comments

President Bush has again displayed the nuance and diplomatic skills of a chainsaw. His flippant approach to Russian concerns about the deployment of an American anti-ballistic missile system in former East Bloc countries only serves to make it even more difficult to work with the Russians in the future. To underscore that, Russia has just [...]

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Tags: Bush Administration · Iran · Military · President Bush · Russia · War

Political Euphemism Glossary- New Entry: Surge

July 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The political euphemism glossary, which is non-partisan and being built gradually, is a catalog of the tools, words, and phrases used by political minds to shape how we think or worse, lull us into such a complacency we fail to critically think at all.
The next euphemism to enter the glossary is below. Click on the [...]

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Tags: Bush Administration · Euphemism Glossary · Iraq · Military · Political Language · War