Posted on 05/02/2008 1:17:44 PM PDT by freerepublic_or_die
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is refusing to identify the "influential Muslim Americans" and "leading U.S.-based scholars and commentators on Islam" who met with Secretary Michael Chertoff in helping shape a softer approach to government lexicon about terrorists and their ideological motivations.
"Our policy is we don't comment on the Secretary's private schedule," spokeswoman Amy Kudwa told the IPT. Nor would she identify any of the participants' organizational affiliation.
DHS and the State Department's Counterterrorism Communications Center each issued reports urging government employees to avoid words like "jihad," "mujahedeen" or any reference to Islam or Muslims, especially in relation to Al Qaeda. The Investigative Project on Terrorism is making the documents available for the first time here and here.
As we reported last week, the memos say a change in language from the U.S. government is needed to win the hearts and minds of moderate Muslims and avoid glamorizing terrorists motivated by religious ideology. "Moderate" is also frowned upon in the memos, though, with "mainstream" or "traditional" suggested as replacements.
Among the recommendations not reported previously: • "The experts we consulted debated the word ‘liberty,' but rejected it because many around the world would discount the term as a buzzword for American hegemony."
"The fact is that Islam and secular democracy are fully compatible – in fact, they can make each other stronger. Senior officials should emphasize that fact." • The USG [U.S. government] should draw the conflict lines not between Islam and the West, but between a dangerous, cult-like network of terrorists and everyone who is in support of global security and progress.
(Excerpt) Read more at investigativeproject.org ...
More disinformation for us poor Dhimmis, from the link:
So America, after serving for more than two centuries the sanctuary for huddled masses yearning to breathe free, is being asked to minimize liberty against fanatics bent on a global religious state. The memo doesn’t offer examples to show where Islam and secular democracy have reinforced each other, or explain how Shariah law, the imposition of religion into state affairs, is “fully compatible” with secular democracy.
It is no surprise, however, to see the changes praised by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC):
MPAC has long promoted a nuanced approach towards the lexicon of terrorism emanating from the United States government and media. It is essential that various elements of the government recognize the importance of decoupling Islam with terrorism. Furthermore, using Islamic language to describe terrorists falsely bolsters their religious credibility among the very people we most need — the majority of mainstream Muslims around the world.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is refusing to identify the "influential Muslim Americans" and "leading U.S.-based scholars and commentators on Islam" who met with Secretary Michael Chertoff in helping shape a softer approach to government lexicon about terrorists and their ideological motivations.Where's Pelosi, Reid, Murtha, Clinton, Obama... ?
“the majority of mainstream Muslims around the world.”
LOL! Good to see the IPC following the guidelines recommended by using “mainstream” instead of “moderate”.
“Curtailing speech” my butt.
You've said it all right there. Supposedly, the Islamos who are trying to shut talk show host Michael Savage up and deny him his First Amendment rights are "moderate" muzzies. I guess when "extremist" means flying planes full of innocent people into buildings full of innocent people, "moderate" would put you on the scale in the vicinity of Adolf Hitler, Attila the Hun and Ghengis Khan.
"We were hijacked. True Nazis just want a socialist paradise."
Washington, D.C. May 2, 1942. A leading German hometown association (HTA) demands FDR stop maligning all Nazis.
The German hijackers of our socialist dream should be called criminal cross-border aggressors, says HTA. . . Americans of German origin said to fear some German HTAs. . . .
Just a couple of decades ago it was: "The U.S. government needs to show the Soviet Union moderates that we want to help them lest we play into the hands of the Communist hard-liners, there will be war and it will be our fault." I've seen this "movie." But I think Hollywood is changing the ending for this new release.
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