Word: deflections
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...days, al-Qahtani stonewalls his handlers and maintains that he went to the U.S. to get into the used-car business. "You are working with the devil," he tells his captors. The interrogators respond by forcing him to stand or sit immobile on a metal chair. He tries to deflect questions about where he went in Afghanistan with answers apparently drawn directly from an al-Qaeda handbook, given to terrorists, about how to resist interrogations. When al-Qahtani resorts to a handbook answer, his handlers reply that it amounts to another admission of guilt...
...delighted to hear that rapper Snoop Dogg would be gracing Harvard grounds. However, the HCC failed to deliver the goods. The commission clearly worked hard to secure the performer—the College as well as Boston Police Department served as insurmountable hindrances—but they cannot deflect any blame for his absence. That Harvard undergrads had no huge concert is ultimately the fault of the UC and HCC. The weekend, whose “Springfest Afterparty”cheap beer and loud music were supposed to be a big draw, ended up a crowdless flop. Regardless of outside...
Ultimately, it is obvious and unfortunate that the Bush administration has taken this opportunity to deflect some of the responsibility for the U.S.’s pathetic image abroad, blaming a mainstream magazine for international sentiments that have taken years to cultivate. It is regrettable that Newsweek printed a story with false claims, but it is ridiculous to impute upon them blame for the sorry state of the American image. But to focus blame solely on Newsweek and the Bush administration for the recent riots is to overlook the actions of those who participated in the violence following...
Bush used his press conference to deflect other criticisms of his Social Security plan as well-- pointing out repeatedly, for example, that the personal accounts would be "voluntary," to reassure future retirees that they wouldn't be forced into an unpredictable stock market. And despite the early bad reviews, Bush aides insist that his scheme for reducing benefits is the sort of centrist approach that should win support. "If there was ever a Third Way idea that Bill Clinton would have endorsed," says an aide, "this is it." --By John F. Dickerson
...last time that he planned to marry a lady named Jen, decoy brides were hired and joint statements were issued to deflect the media horde. This time, despite magazine reports of his recent engagement to Alias star JENNIFER GARNER, 33, BEN AFFLECK, 32, is just keeping mum. And so are their spokesfolks. The photogenic pair, who met on the set of Daredevil in 2002 and confirmed their rumored romance with some canoodling in Fenway Park at last year's World Series, have carried out a much quieter courtship than Affleck's former dalliances with Jennifer Lopez (now married...