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Al Jazeera English bans words "terrorist," "extremist," and "Jihad"
Fox News Channel | 1/29/15

Posted on 01/29/2015 7:38:28 AM PST by pabianice

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1 posted on 01/29/2015 7:38:28 AM PST by pabianice
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Sounds like the Obama Adminstation

2 posted on 01/29/2015 7:40:15 AM PST by CptnObvious
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This will be just as effective as black people changing their name every decade.

There’s going to be a new name, and if you don’t shape up your act, it will come to be perceived exactly the same as the old name.


3 posted on 01/29/2015 7:41:09 AM PST by Boogieman
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Taking their cue from Obama!


4 posted on 01/29/2015 7:42:18 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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Al Jazeera English bans words "terrorist," "extremist," and "Jihad"

Not to worry, Hussein 0bama's regime is already IN FULL COMPLIANCE!

5 posted on 01/29/2015 7:42:38 AM PST by The Sons of Liberty (OK. Now How many votes do we need to IMPEACH and REMOVE the bastard?)
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LOL! Hey, if it’s good enough for the wh, it ought to be good enough for algorezora as well.


6 posted on 01/29/2015 7:42:57 AM PST by rktman (Served in the Navy to protect the rights of those that want to take some of mine away. Odd, eh?)
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Al Jazeera English bans words "terrorist," "extremist," and "Jihad" the Quran
7 posted on 01/29/2015 7:43:56 AM PST by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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What the hell?

They think they’ll raise Beetlejuice or something?


8 posted on 01/29/2015 7:45:03 AM PST by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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Unexpected?

Ah, no.


9 posted on 01/29/2015 7:45:10 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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           Those wacky goatf_kers make me SO proud !
10 posted on 01/29/2015 7:47:07 AM PST by tomkat (when all else fails > RTFM)
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Well, they already banned the word ‘journalism’.


11 posted on 01/29/2015 7:47:10 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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Wihtout “extremist” how can they talk about advocates of limited government?


12 posted on 01/29/2015 7:49:02 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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13 posted on 01/29/2015 7:52:19 AM PST by Beowulf9
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Hmmmn, ‘twould appear that Islam and Liberalism are racing to see which sect can descend the depths of depravity further and faster.

Could it be that......

Oh, never mind.


14 posted on 01/29/2015 7:54:12 AM PST by Da Coyote
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I thought the U.S. Press had already banned those words.

No...wait a minute..."extremists" is in frequent use. It refers to the Tea Party, the Boy Scouts, little children who set up lemonade stands, boys with paper routes, Christians, the Founding Fathers of the United States, and anybody who doesn't go along with the Party Line.

15 posted on 01/29/2015 7:54:19 AM PST by Savage Beast (LET'S ROLL!)
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did they also ban anything non-global warming or climate change because if memory serves correct Al Gore owns part of Al Jazeera doesn’t he?


16 posted on 01/29/2015 8:02:21 AM PST by jsanders2001
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Among the banned phrases:

Extremist: “Do not use. Avoid characterizing people.”
Terrorist and terrorism: “One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter. We will not use these terms unless attributed to a source/person.”
Islamist: “Do not use. We will continue to describe groups and individuals, by talking about their previous actions and current aims to give viewers the context they require, rather than use a simplistic label.” [Emphasis in original]
Jihad: “Do not use the Arabic term. Strictly speaking, jihad means an inner spiritual struggle, not a holy war. It is not by tradition a negative term.”

http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/27/al-jazeera-america-bans-the-words-terrorism-islamist-and-jihad/

In an interview with the UK paper The Independent, the head executive of BBC Arabic Tarik Kafala said that he had instructed reporters not to call the Charlie Hebdo attackers “terrorists” because it was too much of a “loaded word.”

“We try to avoid describing anyone as a terrorist or an act as being terrorist,” Kafala said, “What we try to do is to say that ‘two men killed 12 people in an attack on the office of a satirical magazine’. That’s enough, we know what that means and what it is.”

http://dailycaller.com/2015/01/26/bbc-dont-call-paris-attackers-terrorists-because-thats-a-loaded-word/


17 posted on 01/29/2015 8:09:31 AM PST by Mozilla
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However, you’re still free to use “raghead”, “savage”, or “filthy murdering barbarian.”


18 posted on 01/29/2015 8:15:00 AM PST by IronJack
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This is what we’re teaching our kids....just nice guys with a bad attitude. What they need is a hug...according to Hillary.


19 posted on 01/29/2015 8:33:28 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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I bet they banned the use of the word 'taqiyya' too, though not its actual application. (Muslims are given theological permission to intentionally lie to advance the cause of the false god Allah. And may I add, I pray the blessed Yahweh may punish the false prophet Mohammed ever so severely.)
20 posted on 01/29/2015 8:41:48 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Blog: www.BackwoodsEngineer.com)
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