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« on: May 05, 2015, 04:49:06 PM »
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As Haaretz writes, "the problem — linguistically — with Graham's comment is that 'Al' is the definite article in Arabic (i.e. equivalent to English's 'the'), and usually appears before most Arabic proper nouns, especially place and personal names."[/quote]

http://www.vox.com/2015/5/5/8554335/lindsey-graham-al

I think I'm getting closer and closer to making my ironic endorsement.
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