Eye on the Middle East Nov/Dec 2008

Reading the dictionary can be an exhilarating experience. Not that an overwhelming number of young people might find it so. Nevertheless, it is an exercise in personal enlightenment that is well worth the time. Look at the word liar, for example. Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary says to lie is to “make an untrue statement with intent to deceive.” Thus, in a bare-bones cast of