Python Terry Jones: The war of the words

GoBlue

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Sun May-02-04 09:53 AM
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Python Terry Jones: The war of the words

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1206738,00.html
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But perhaps the most exciting linguistic development is to be found away from the areas of conflict - in the calm of the Oval Office, where very few people get killed for looking out of their windows. Here words such as "strategy" and "policy" are daily applied to the kneejerk reactions of politicians and military commanders who think that brute force is the only way to resolve difficult problems in a delicate situation. As Major Kevin Collins, one of the officers in charge of the marines in Falluja, put it: "If you choose to pick a fight, we'll finish it."

In the past, one might have used a phrase such as "numbskull stupidity" rather than "strategy". But then, language has a life of its own ... which is more than one can say for a lot of innocent Iraqis.

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leesa

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Sun May-02-04 09:54 AM
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1. I love Terry Jones. He has written some excellent articles over the

Edited on Sun May-02-04 09:54 AM by leesa

last few years. Cuts right to the heart of a matter.

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doni_georgia

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Sun May-02-04 10:28 AM
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4. Woo Hoo Terry! He writes some awesome stuff.

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Norbert

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Sun May-02-04 10:00 AM
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2. The Monty Python ensemble are all very intelligent

and well educated. People may lose sight of that fact with all their mad cap comedy productions.

Terry Jones has written some excellent articles.

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gristy

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Sun May-02-04 10:15 AM
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3. Good stuff

Edited on Sun May-02-04 10:15 AM by gristy

I love the Python crew. Very smart. And very, very funny when they want to be.

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supernova

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Sun May-02-04 10:30 AM
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5. Love it! Go Terry!

:D

That whole piece is priceless.

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