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NATO's explanation: The bomb was "misdirected for technical reasons."
4. The spark that ignited TWA 800's fuel tank could have been caused by one of these misdirected power surges, since there were several military planes, helicopters, and even a naval destroyer travelling nearby at the time.
First Davis accuses the bourgeoisie of misdirected anxieties, then he urges them to wake up and worry.
Nicknaming, it seems fair to conclude, is an activity that has long delighted and entertained all Americans--white, colored, hyphenated, and just plain--and the fiercely contested clash over “Indian” nicknames appears to be largely due to overzealous activism and misdirected social reform.
But the larger indictment of the changing nature of team ownership is similarly misdirected.