[Ads-l] ISIL [rhymes with whistle]

[Jonathan Lighter]

So certain voters won't think she's abbreviating "Islam."

JL

On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 9:31 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Later in the interview, Rice switches to ISIL [EYE-sull].
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