http://wordie.org/words/speakeasy Comments for the word 'Speakeasy' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/speakeasy#comments "Once the Xanadu of the Baathist ruling class, the 10-square-kilometer Green Zone, as described by journalist Scott Johnson, is now a surreal theme park of the American way of life:<br /> 'Women in shorts and T-shirts jog down broad avenues and the Pizza Inn does a brisk business from the parking lot of the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy. Near the Green Zone Bazaar, Iraqi kids hawk pornographic DVDs to soldiers. Sheik Fuad Rashid, the U.S.-appointed imam of the local mosque, dresses like a nun, dyes his hair platinum blond and claims that Mary Mother of Jesus appeared to him in a vision (hence the getup). On any given night, residents can listen to karaoke, play badminton or frequent one of several rowdy bars, including an invitation-only <a href="/words/speakeasy">speakeasy</a> run by the CIA.'"<br />- 'Return To Sender', Mike Davis, 14 April 2006. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:40:41 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/speakeasy#comments http://wordie.org/words/speakeasy#comments Probably first ran across this word in my <a href="/words/potboiler">potboiler</a> days. Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:40:51 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/speakeasy#comments