Iranians excel in naming things

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Monday, June 11, 2012 - 6:48 AM Share

A friend points out that the Iranian government recently established the finely named "Supreme Council for Cyberspace." Even if they are closing the barn door a bit late.

Speaking of barn doors and snazzy wording, Paul Krugman, in discussing the bailout of Spanish banks, uses the neat term "doom loop."

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Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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