Hopejacking: Change you should not believe in

Posted By Joshua Keating Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 12:08 PM Share

Following up on the Hamas and MEND posts, here's a new term for the foreign-policy blogosphere:

Hopejacking: n. The cynical use of exaggerated or completely invented associations with president-elect Barack Obama by international leaders or organizations.

We'll be keeping an eye out for more examples.

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