conspiracy = "a theory of conspiracy"

[Jonathan Lighter]

>From _The New Yorker_ online
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/04/marathon-bombing-watertown-naked-man-conspiracies.html
 :

"Even if some intrepid reporter does track the naked man down, the morass
of conspiracies surrounding the marathon bombing and the twenty-four hours
that culminated in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s capture last Friday night are not
about to disappear."

BONUS: Apparently still no confirmation that Tam was wearing a "suicide
vest," which may or may not have detonated.  But they all wear 'em, right?
 I mean, how could he be a jihad bomber without one?

JL


On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 5:14 AM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> <Co-conspirator> seems to be needed to unambiguously indicate non-extended
> meaning of conspirator: <<<IMDb, The Conspirator. Mary Surratt is the lone
> female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham
> Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on
> her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth and save her life.>>>
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