A current headline on an Australian news site: “Al-Qaeda fighting with Iraqis, British claim“.
—Ambiguous HeadlineLiteracy Weblog)
The news here is that Al-Qaeda forces appear to be in Iraq, but the phrase “fighting with” has two contradictory meanings. How about “Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Fighting Coalition, British Claim”.
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