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#117816 12/17/03 09:50 AM
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In the context of Saddam Hussein's capture I encountered the term hostile questioning at CNN online. I wonder if this is (already) a standard phrase, or if it has been created for the occasion. It sounds more ominous to me than what I suppose it to cover up for..


#117817 12/17/03 02:09 PM
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Well, I can't help you as to what they meant by it; but it sounds similar to hostile witness.


#117818 12/17/03 02:19 PM
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> hostile witness

Is that a concept unique to American Justice™?


#117819 12/17/03 02:44 PM
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I got sort of a warped kick out of all the military speak I heard on Sunday. One of the best, I thought, was the use of "voluntary human intelligence" for "tip."


#117820 12/17/03 02:49 PM
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"voluntary human intelligence" should be quite easy to accept. After all, we see plenty of voluntary human unintelligence.


#117821 12/17/03 11:28 PM
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voluntary human unintelligence
Ain't it the truth.


#117822 12/18/03 12:56 PM
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Some examples of doublespeak, with etymologies:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doublespeak

collateral damage?
gosh darn that phrase has whipped up some ire online, my favourite however, is the changing of war to defense
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/drlang008.html
http://www.riprense.com/collateral_lingo_damage.htm
http://carmen.artsci.washington.edu/propaganda/bland.htm

**edit**
SO has just suggested the fiendish changing of buy to own. Sneaky b******s


#117823 12/18/03 01:11 PM
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those are great, dody. thanks.



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#117824 12/19/03 10:08 PM
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I allus like the CIA definition of peace - permanent prehostility


#117825 12/19/03 11:31 PM
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Ah, brings to mind those heady days after The Big One, when we were waging the Peace to end all Peace.


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