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smoke screen [′smōk ‚skrēn] (ordnance) A screen of smoke used to hide a maneuver, force, place, or activity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The claim that homosexuals are a threat to the institution of the family is a smokescreen (my term) to hide the sins of those who make such claims--greed, self-righteousness, idolatries of the worst sort, arrogance in knowing what God is going to do next, and especially the claim that only they know the Bible and follow it (see Rogers, pp. The death toll mounts as Alex becomes more and more determined to get to the bottom of what increasingly looks like some sort of conspiracy, with intimidation of union organizers being just a smokescreen. Suez provided a smokescreen for the Soviet invasion of Hungary; Iraq a diversion from the plight of the Palestinians (a root cause of terrorism) and the brutal conflicts in Africa. |
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