After months in which politicians have obfuscated in the name of loyalty and discipline, the man who wrote the party's manifesto believes his duty now lies in being brutally honest.
But her statement, the diplomacy surrounding it and its intended consequences were all obfuscated by a pall of uncertainty, thickened by wildly conflicting interpretations.Two days later, however, an unmistakable drama in the pre-dawn hours did quicken the languishing Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
What's more, Tepco, which provides most of the information on its Fukushima plant, has obfuscated shockingly in the past.
(Comcast has been charging smaller firms for peering, as do other broadband providers, without raising a stink until now).The situation is further obfuscated by the fact that the two firms are increasingly competing directly in offering internet transit to businesses and content delivery for media firms, among other services.
Hamas leaders have obfuscated, insisting that they were blameless yet praising the kidnappers for their act of "resistance".Whoever is responsible for the murders, Mr Netanyahu seems certain to cite them as a reason to bash Hamas in both the Palestinian territories in the hope that the unity government, which the American government cautiously welcomed, will fall apart.
It also obfuscated inefficiencies that plague Cuba's predominantly state-owned businesses.
By fusing several gender stereotypes into a single character, she obfuscated her identity.
Centuries of literature has obfuscated homosexuality, tried to rub it out or referred to it in terms of public punishments and private torments.
The recession is mostly to blame, of course, as well as the car-company bailouts, and especially the Internet, which has made what had been entirely obfuscated now as clear as water.
Soon, he was attacked in the press for having written for Catholic magazines as a Protestant, for having obfuscated his criminal past, and for having lied about where he had and hadn't travelled.
A more experienced central-bank head would have obfuscated and said something vague: policymakers generally believe it is imperative to leave themselves some discretion.
