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DinahMoeHum

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Tue Aug-19-03 03:28 PM
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6. Clancy ain't nothin' but a "Paperback Fighter". . .

Edited on Tue Aug-19-03 03:32 PM by frankzappa

That expression was made by the late Scott Shuger, who wrote a piece in the Washington Monthly in 1990 skewering the phony baloney.

His books are crap, and mostly follow the same shtick: Fancy gizmos, every instrument of battle works to perfection, agents and soldiers just below James Bond in invincibility, all the casualties on the other side, and a happy ending.

Here's the link, if you're interested:
http://www.joe.to/tom_clancy/

:evilfrown:

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