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A call for destruction can mean, well, just about anything really

Confused about what “from the river to the sea” means? It’s been a common mistake right through history.

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The world of bloodthirsty war cries was rocked to its core this week following revelations by federal Labor Education Minister Jason Clare that different words have different meanings and different interpretations.

In this world exclusive, The Australian Financial Review’s battle-cry historian Dr Rowena Geronimo-Yawp explores the controversial history of the world’s most famous war cries.

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Rowan Dean writes on Media & Marketing specialising in Advertising, TV, Publishing. Rowan is a columnist for the Financial Review. Connect with Rowan on Twitter.

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