known knowns (n.) Things one claims one knows one knows; see IRAQ'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, GOD'S WILL
known unknowns (n.) Things one claims one knows one doesn't know; see ABU GHRAIB TORTURE POLICY.
Related term; UNKNOWN UNKNOWNS (n.) Things one doesn't know diddly about; see PAUL WOLFOWITZ, IRAQ WAR CASUALTIES
-From The Dictionary Of Republicanisms:
The Indispensable Guide To What They Really Mean
When They Say What They Think You Want To Hear
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