"In war truth is first casualty" — Unknown Author

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• A terrorist, massive, casualty-producing event [will occur] somewhere in the Western world - it may be in the United States… — Tommy Franks
• The first casualty when war comes is truth. — Unknown Author
• In time of war the first casualty is truth. — Unknown Author
• I urge individuals around the world to stand up, and ask local leaders, if they haven't already, to pledge to… — Leonardo DiCaprio
• I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some… — James Ellroy
• ...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman… — Alec Douglas-Home
• Truth is always the first war casualty. The emotional disturbances and distortions in historical writing are greatest in wartime. — Harry Elmer Barnes
• It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its… — L. Neil Smith
• Shocked to learn of the serious attacks against certain areas in New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11,… — Jiang Zemin
• I consider myself a casualty, one of the many casualties of the war on terror. — Alberto Gonzales

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