smokescreen

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- Geneva conventions ban the use of phosphorus as an offensive weapon against civilians, but its use as a smokescreen is not prohibited by international law

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  1. an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
  2. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements

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  • This was just an elaborate government smokescreen, and how could so many people get fooled by lies, and she wasn't any simple fool. —  FSF,May2004
  • - It is used as a smokescreen or for incendiary devices, but can also be deployed as an anti-personnel flame compound capable of causing potentially fatal burns —  Signs of the Times
  • - Geneva conventions ban the use of phosphorus as an offensive weapon against civilians, but its use as a smokescreen is not prohibited by international law —  Signs of the Times
  • I almost think McCain's campaign was happy to find out Palin's daughter was pregnant, it acted as a smokescreen covering up the real issues surrounding her, such as this story. —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • "It's a smokescreen, really," the former aide replied when asked whether Mbeki had been questioned by the NPA.
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