DHS report before Orlando massacre: Don’t offend Muslims while combating extremism

Washington Times ^ | June 14, 2016 | Douglas Ernst

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A report by the Homeland Security Advisory Council released days before the Islamic terror attack in Orlando, Florida, stressed the importance of combating extremism by avoiding terms that might offend Muslims.

A HSAC subcommittee first created by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson in 2015 published its report on June 9.

Some instructions found in the report include:

Officials should not use the word “jihad.” Officials should not use the word “sharia.” Officials should not use the word “takfir,” which is done when one Muslim accuses another of apostasy. Officials are instructed to “reject religiously-charged terminology and problematic positioning by using plain meaning American English.”

“We must speak with honor and respect about all communities within the United States,” the Daily Caller reported Tuesday. “We should give dignity to the many histories and diversities within our nation and advocate for a consistent whole of government approach that utilizes agreed terms and words. Tone and word choice matter.”

Security guard Omar Mateen, 29, killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 others early Sunday at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. The attack ended when a SWAT team stormed the club and killed Mateen.

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‘Don’t offend those who would kill you....because that might incite them to kill you....”

[Maverick68]

Anyone who doubts that the guy with the muslim name who comes from a muslim family, attended a muslim school and can “recite the call to prayer with a perfect accent” is REALLY a muslim is a f-in moron....or a LIAR....