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These gentlemen and ladies who have betrayed a public trust and who have sought to hide their failures behind a smoke-screen of "it is all the fault of these over-paid, greedy musicians" deserve forced retirement instanter.

Ivan Katz: The Philadelphia Orchestra's Unfortunate Bankruptcy Filing Ivan Katz 2011

I feel sorry for you because you have either a closed mind, oreven sadder, an agenda to hide the truth of a situation, by creating a smoke-screen with dismissive comments and insults.

7/7 Bombs – Police To Blame SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

Infamously, in December 2006, the Iranian regime arranged an academic smoke-screen for deniers, organizing a conference "to review the global vision of the Holocaust."

Laura Kam: Why 'Never Again' Is a Litmus Test for Iran Laura Kam 2012

Beyond their smoke-screen tactics of "leaking" information about the budget, Harper and Flaherty are likely to provide Big Business with some hefty corporate welfare.

Archive 2009-01-01 2009

Cameron's strategy of using spending cuts as a smoke-screen for root-and-branch reform is ambitious.

David Cameron is taking a big gamble with his own party Simon Jenkins 2010

The so-called rehabilitation revolution is a smoke-screen for cuts and will not reduce reoffending.

Letters: Prisoner rehabilitation masks real agenda 2011

Further, the notion of "privatization", contracting out government responsibilites to private companies, is a smoke-screen.

Gary Hart: Prioritizing Honesty 2010

We caught the bug in tracking one of the world's most captivating places, and we look forward to sharing our perspective with you here over coming months, while also defusing some of the smoke-screen hype.

Todd Reisz: The Architect as a City Critic Todd Reisz 2010

We caught the bug in tracking one of the world's most captivating places, and we look forward to sharing our perspective with you here over coming months, while also defusing some of the smoke-screen hype.

Todd Reisz: The Architect as a City Critic 2010

For the first few years of the New Labour government, the Left fought their fight for social justice behind the smoke-screen of Afro-Caribbean rights and grievances.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010