The surprise decision by Mr Mbeki's new government to spend billions of rand on a range of unwanted armaments that met no discernible national security threat has put corruption at the centre of the political discourse ever since.
Mogadishu is enjoying a precarious but discernible uplift in security, including last month's election of a president and parliament, and the capture of al-Shabaab's last stronghold, the port city of Kismayo.
John Tierney complains that federalized airport security screening has had "no discernible public benefit".
Previously, publications including the newspaper Kommersant had reported that "recordings from security cameras in the area were either not discernible or were completely absent because they were turned off for renovation work".
He said there was no difference between them on Social Security, taking that issue off the table for no discernible reason.
Beneath Israeli revulsion at the bombing, resentment is discernible, notably at the prime minister's refusal to heed warnings from his own security advisers that Har Homa could generate violence.
Even so, skepticism of the general runs deep among the Indian political leaders, who are likely to judge his actions by whether they have a discernible effect in ending the bloodletting that has made Kashmir one of India's top security concerns.
Kardashian (and the rest of her family, which has since built a lucrative media empire on her initial success) serves as a constant reminder that popularity, and financial security can be achieved solely based on looks, even if an individual lacks any discernible talent.
In economic terms, analysts said, spending part of the Social Security surplus -- projected by the administration to be $171 billion next year -- would do no discernible harm in the short run.
She expected to see pictures of security guards doing their jobs, and she looked forward to getting lots of pictures of "people with tension discernible on their faces".
