Rummy’s Dummies
n.— «It’s only the tribal leaders “loyal to the new Afghan government of Karzai” who are getting wiped out at the moment, thanks to the Taliban’s superior counterintelligence convincing Rummy’s Dummies to bomb them on…the Road to Kabul. Good title for a movie.» —“Mullah Omar, Entire Taliban Leadership Safe” NY Transfer News Collective (New York City) Dec. 21, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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