Posted on 05/07/2008 4:33:04 PM PDT by markomalley
U.S. officials are being advised in internal government documents to avoid referring publicly to al Qaeda and other terrorist groups as Islamic or Muslim, and not to use terms like jihad or mujahedeen, which "unintentionally legitimize" terrorism.
"There' s a growing consensus [in the Bush administration] that we need to move away from that language," said a former senior administration official who was involved until recently in policy debates on the issue.
Instead, in two documents circulated last month by the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), the multiagency center charged with strategic coordination of the U.S. war on terror, officials are urged to use terms such as violent extremists, totalitarian and death cult to characterize al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
"Avoid labeling everything 'Muslim.' It reinforces the 'U.S. vs. Islam' framework that al Qaeda promotes," according to "Words that Work and Words that Don't: A Guide for Counter-Terrorism Communication," produced last month by the center.
"You have a large percentage of the world' s population that subscribes to this religion," the former official said. "Unintentionally alienating them is not a judicious move."
The documents, first reported by the Associated Press, were posted online last week by the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
They highlight developments in the Bush administration' s strategy for its war on terror that have been fiercely criticized by some who have been its closest allies on the issue, and apparently are being ignored by the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Obama is a wild card. Dunno how much trouble he would be allowed to get this country in, but would hate to find out.
Commrade Mao would be EVER so proud.
total bravo sierra
“Yes, we are going to cease as a nation.”
Not on my five acres. ;>)
Why are they starting the transition so early? Is this the new spirit of bipartisanship?
Jorge is trying and making significant progress in ridding his administration of the last vestiges of common sense. In his final year, he’s taken up the global warming cause and now insists on newspeak in government more appropriate to the nuttier liberal arts departments at nuttier liberal universities.
I’m sure there’s more.
Well, if 1 in 5 people in your city was a muzzl'em, you would probably say 'yes'. I know I would.
This story has been widely reported in the MSM and posted several times here at FR.
Investigative Project Releases Gov't Memos Curtailing Speech in War on Terror
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010392/posts
The title ahould have read,U.S. Aims to Unlink Islamic, Terrorism Linguistically or something to that effect.
Perhaps, they could also cite Goebbels as their inspiration for the policy.
Bottom line, you see the link: suggest you take it up with the Wash. Times or with the UPI.
You know, we always criticized Klinton for being concerned with his legacy. "See the new boss....same as the old boss..."
A President in legacy mode is a very dangerous thing...just ask Israel.
The first thing you have to do in order to understand and deal with a phenomenon is to name it. A prime example is an alcoholic, and the route to successful treatment.
Everyone MUST NAME IslamoFascist Terrorism properly as the first step in our defeating this menace.
Besides the stupidity it hinders simple INTELLIGENCE gatheting. AKA = INFO.
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