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Bush loves Jiang Donating Member (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:54 PM
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My brother was harsh...Even for Bush...
He compare him to Maurice Duplessis, a fallangist who was premier of Quebec for 20 years.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 12:04 AM
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1. what's a fallangist?
Please excuse my ignorance.
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grytpype Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 12:05 AM
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2. Falangist
Falangist

SYLLABICATION: Fa·lan·gist
PRONUNCIATION: f-lnjst, fln-
NOUN: A member of a fascist organization constituting the official ruling party of Spain after 1939.
ETYMOLOGY: Spanish Falangista, from Falange (Española), (Spanish) Phalanx, from Latin phalanx, phalang-. See phalanx.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 12:06 AM
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3. thanks!
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 12:38 AM
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4. did he mean phalangist
Edited on Tue Dec-16-03 12:40 AM by Djinn
who were the Lebanese Christian political party and militia who fought that country's civil war against muslim parties.

they also slaughter 1000's of men women and children in the Sabra and Chatilla refugee camps under the cover of Israeli helicopters

i would have thought it'd suit better
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