consult = 'consultation'

[Dan Goncharoff]

Isn't GTMO, all caps, a naval code for the base? That probably causes the
confusion.

DanG


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Former Rep. Allen West in WaPo:
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> "Ladies and gentlemen, I submit that Barack Hussein Obama=E2=80=99s
> unilate=
> ral
> negotiations with terrorists and the ensuing release of their key
> leadership without consult =E2=80=94 mandated by law =E2=80=94 with the
> U.S=
> . Congress
> represents high crimes and misdemeanors, an impeachable offense."
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> Also, why do so many people, including West, believe that "Gitmo" is
> correctly spelled in ALL CAPS?
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> In my day, that was reserved for military code names - chiefly, I believe,
> in official documents.
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> JL
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