Mirrian-Webster's online dictionary defines an insurgent as 1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; 2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party. In other words, in order to be accurately defined as an insurgent, a person must first be a citizen of the nation against whose government he is rebelling. The Saudis, Jordanians, Syrians, Egyptians, and scattered other nationals are not insurgents, but TERRORISTS, plain and simple. They mindlessly slaughter other people for no logical reason, but only out of hate and a twisted notion of what it means to be religious.
The news media latched onto the description "insurgency" early on, and have refused to let it go even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
NOTE: Due to the photos from the memorial service in DC today, as well as the surprise visit of Condi Rice to Iraq, the European trip retrospective has once again been postponed. I'll do it on the next weekend without much news.
Pinging you to a Sunday evening Dose. Lots of new photos today.
Yay! I'm early-ish :)
Two great Doses on a Sunday. Thanks to you both. Better 2 Doses than NO Doses. ;-)
BUMP