Noun : political hara-kiri.    From Dictionary.com. 

The most famous form of seppuku is also known as "harakiri" … in Japanese, the more formal seppuku is typically used in writing, while harakiri is used in speech.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arrowhead Pride] Reference

I was a staunch supporter of Obama but now I have to wonder how someone who proclaims that Israel's security is sacrosanct tries to force Israel to commit "harakiri".    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Star Wars fans must have been ready to commit harakiri after seeing this!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

But today, any flight of capital from the city would be nothing but harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Flight of capital] Reference

If we had had pride do harakiri last Saturday 8/12/08 but it is never too late.    From Wordnik.com.  [maybe it ricocheted off a bird] Reference

Now they will have to deal with the chavista folks in town hall, harakiri is thy name.    From Wordnik.com.  [08/07/2005 - 08/14/2005] Reference

It was really nice to know you for a little while before you committed Tolkien harakiri with the Sil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paladin Thows Down the Guantlet] Reference

We are ready to go up to harakiri and self-immolation to awake the government against its religious oppression.    From Wordnik.com.  [Imprisoned Monks] Reference

If my blog doesn't work to my credibility, then I may as well do the only honourable thing left for me to do, harakiri!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Etruscan Dictionary Draft 005 now available] Reference

As it has been said, the Baboon is certainly someone to talk about honor and harakiri; he should have followed his own advice long ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Glenn Beck: ‘There aren’t enough knives’ for ‘dishonored’ climate scientists to kill themselves.] Reference

MCA's harakiri and its repercussions on the Chinese.    From Wordnik.com.  [Malaysiakini :: News] Reference

Why is the blind hatred of BJP enough to justify any harakiri?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kafila] Reference

Congressman: I wasn't really asking BP executive to 'commit harakiri'.    From Wordnik.com.  [memeorandum] Reference

The MCA commited harakiri the day they decided to elect Chua Soi Lek ….    From Wordnik.com.  [Planet Malaysia] Reference

What this social outcast failed to do is commit harakiri after that humiliating exit from PR.    From Wordnik.com.  [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference

Is the New York Times keen on committing journalistic harakiri or at least the financial variety?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogrunner] Reference

Is the New York Times keen on committing journalistic harakiri or at least the financial variety?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference

Objectively, Richard Fisher is asking China to commit economic harakiri along with the United States.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

This revenge administered, they committed harakiri in accordance with the etiquette of the ethical code of feudal Japan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic] Reference

There is no answer why NC did not claim its prerogative to form the government after the harakiri by the Maoist government.    From Wordnik.com.  [News] Reference

Seppuku (切腹) may be the more proper word, but that shirt definitely says harakiri (腹切). harakiri kinshi (harakiri forbidden).    From Wordnik.com.  [No harakiri! » Japundit Blog] Reference

The Japanese ritual suicide is harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Kit Bond: Democrats ‘put red bandanas on their head’ for a ‘Kamikaze mission’ to provide health reform.] Reference

But it seems to come out finally as harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II] Reference

36.3 overs; the match had been reduced to 43 overs a side, no doubt, but this was clear harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top Stories - Google News] Reference

No harakiri!.    From Wordnik.com.  [No harakiri! » Japundit Blog] Reference

Raquo; No harakiri!.    From Wordnik.com.  [No harakiri! » Japundit Blog] Reference

2 Responses to “No harakiri!”.    From Wordnik.com.  [No harakiri! » Japundit Blog] Reference

An anti-harakiri PSA?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twitch] Reference

harakiri, harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference

"harakiri" in the near future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic] Reference

(2) The Chinese term for harakiri.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints] Reference