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s mohkskreen

  • n  (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
  • n  an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
    requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures

  • But while those rumors persisted, the intelligence source speculated they were a "smokescreen to cover the fact that the treasure remains in its original repository.
  • But I believe the American people will finally wake up to the political smokescreen that the death penalty is, because the death penalty has been used by unscrupulous politicians .
  • Maria Estenssoro of the Civic Coalition said that "ranting at the empire is just a smokescreen.
News & Articles

  • The Xi-Obama Affair
    Much has been said about what to expect at the upcoming summit between Xi Jinping and President Obama this weekend.   Most believe the official line out of the White House that cyber security will be high on the agenda.  To the contrary, I believe that cyber security is being used as a smokescreen for more important discussions about geopolitical issues.  After all, Xi Jinping has wanted to meet ...
    June 6, 2013 - Forbes
Quotes

  • Penny Wong in The Canberra Times
    It is not a hybrid, it is a mongrel. It is not a credible alternative, it is a smokescreen,Senator Wong told the National Press Club.
  • Ian Chappell in Melbourne Herald Sun
    That is a smokescreen. In a number of other series in different countries, Australia's over-rates have been even worse than they were in India,Chappell said. "The art of placing a field hasn't varied much from when Dennis Lillee was...
  • Greg Abbott in Dallas Morning News
    These claims are bogus,Mr. Abbott said. "The pill does absolutely nothing to improve gas mileage. The company is merely a smokescreen to trigger the recruitment of more and more paying members into what appears to be an illegal pyramid...

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