[don-o]

I try to notice the actual words that I hear used in news reports and some time ago I started hearing "militants this" and "militants that."

In the 60's we fought against guerrillas. You don't hear that term any more. I suppose "militants" plays better with focus groups.

[don-o]

Fox News ‏@FoxNews 7m

UPDATE: Pro-Russia militants attack another Ukraine gov't buildings after deadline from Kiev passes http://fxn.ws/1gudmdB

[wny]

But when Bush was president, the mediawhores would ignore a dozen or so dead ‘militants’ and focus on the one nearby 12 year old that was hurt.

[John O]

if they are moslems, they are militants. ALL moslems are commanded to be terrorists by their religion. They are all combatants

[Flintlock]

Lemmie see, now........
Exactly WHO are they, anyway?
Howasabout ‘practitioners of the religion which cannot be named’? Mebbie ‘Voldemorters’?
‘POTRWCBN of V’ for short?

[skeeter]

media propaganda

Hot & heavy since 2007 - Mr Greenwald isn't exactly a quick study.

I guess we should be glad someone at Salon finally noticed.