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Captured Terrorists Now Referred to as "Unprivileged Enemy" in Dept. of Defense Manual
Pundit Press ^
| 11/27/14
| Aurelius
Posted on 11/27/2014 3:02:58 PM PST by rightistight
The Department of Defense will no longer call captured terrorists "unlawful combatants," but will now refer to these people as "unprivileged enemies."
In a joint publication released this month, terrorists captured and detained by the United States will no longer be called "unlawful combatants," which is now apparently an obsolete term.
Instead, a more polically correct term, "unprivileged enemies," has been chosen.
The manual explains, "Belligerent. In general, a person who is engaged in hostilities against the US or its multinational partners during an armed conflict. The term belligerent includes both privileged belligerent and unprivileged enemy belligerent."
It also includes this chart to explain the change:
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: changingthelanguage; dod; enemycombatant; moreinsanity; terrorism; terrorists; unlawfulcombatant; unprivilegedenemy; waronterror
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To: rightistight
retained...personnel?
isnt that a New Hire?
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:04:16 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: rightistight
Shouldn’t that be “undocumented enemy”?
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:04:16 PM PST
by
MUDDOG
To: rightistight
same as , Illegal Aliens turned into Illegal Immigrants and people fell right into the Immigrant Trap
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:05:24 PM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: MUDDOG
” Belligerent...detained...undocumented enemy personnel ...
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:05:40 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MUDDOG
I’m usually for funding the Defense department. However, the fool that came-up with this PC formulation not only needs to be fired but also they should be flogged.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:05:40 PM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: MeshugeMikey; hal ogen
Does this mean they’re out of the shadows?
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:08:19 PM PST
by
MUDDOG
To: rightistight
To: yorkiemom; null and void; laplata; Gluteus Maximus; Salvavida; Foundahardheadedwoman; baddog 219; ..
CWII Spark — This new phraseology is disturbing; I don’t see it as inconceivable that the ‘privileges’ could be denied the average citizen.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:10:30 PM PST
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: rightistight
THIS HAS GOT TO BE A JOKE!!! Wouldn’t Hagel go along with this? Is that one of the reasons he was fired??
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:11:49 PM PST
by
originalbuckeye
(Moderation in temper is always a virtue; moderation in principle is always a vice. Paine)
To: rightistight
Would this qualify as a one, two, or three facepalm?
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:13:21 PM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
To: MUDDOG
that would be
” Belligerent...detained...undocumented enemy dreamer personnel ...
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:14:36 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: rightistight
The only good unprivileged enemy is a dead unprivileged enemy.
And one further correction:
illegal aliens are not immigrants.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:16:20 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
To: rightistight
I believe “Belligerant DEAD” should cover it.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:21:35 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
To: rightistight
"Belligerent" is just so...so judgmental. I'd feel a lot more comfortable if they'd call them "meanies."
To: rightistight
If there is still anyone out there who denies that the Department of Defense is bloated, here is your proof. War fighting is taking a backseat to social welfare and reeducation programs run by lawyers and sociologists. Give them more money and you will get more of this. But it is a much kinder, gentler atmosphere for women and children. First comes downsizing, then the dismantling. The new military that rises from the ashes will be aimed at us.
To: rightistight
The chart actually makes some sense.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:26:06 PM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: rightistight
George Orwell is envious.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:29:25 PM PST
by
Fungi
To: rightistight
Next they’ll be called ‘Undocumented American Terrorists’ and Obama will Give them EBT and ObamaCare.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:33:06 PM PST
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: rightistight
The term belligerent includes both privileged belligerent and unprivileged enemy belligerent."
This might be good, if "unprivileged" status puts them in the same category as spies, saboteurs, and enemy soldiers out-of-uniform.
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posted on
11/27/2014 3:35:00 PM PST
by
Spirochete
(GOP: Give Obama Power)
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