The insular, self - involved perspective implied by the man's outburst applies to Gabriela Cowperthwaite's docudrama, which invests in this one woman's devotion to the bomb - sniffing canine she handles during a tour in Iraq in 2006 at the expense of the troubling real - world context surrounding them both: the many lives lost on both sides of a conflict that was waged on false pretext and whose ramifications are still being felt today. (slantmagazine.com)
Some academics may find themselves silenced, censured, or threatened by a less egregious but nonetheless career - breaking attack: being fired from their positions, in most cases under false pretexts such as budget cuts or unfounded claims of fraud or poor performance. (sciencemag.org)
something of which Kristol knows not... false pretext for war... callous disregard for war victims... convenient lies to prove any political point... perhaps only Bernie Madoff has led a more delusional existence... (voices.washingtonpost.com)