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The overused euphemism "weapons of mass destruction" is just the latest buzzword utilized for maximum fear-mongering effect and therefore maximum political gain. Just like how the word "terrorist" is being applied to any and every thing. These terms are already getting to be so overused they cease to have any real meaning.

The overused euphemism "weapons of mass destruction" is just the latest buzzword utilized for maximum fear-mongering effect

I prefer Weapons for Human Annihilation (WHA). Feel better?Afterall, the intended purpose is to kill people, not necessarily break things. BTW, if WMD does put fear into the hearts of the illinformed - GOOD. Maybe they'll wake up to the threat we're facing.

Yeah well I was talking to someone who said they were charged with terrorism for no reason (whatever), not realizing that saying something along the lines of "I'll kill you if you do" is a violation of a law called "making a Terroristic Threat". Doesn't have to have anything to do with Al-queda or Arabs or Saddam Hussein.

"The overused euphemism "weapons of mass destruction" is just the latest buzzword utilized for maximum fear-mongering effect and therefore maximum political gain. Just like how the word "terrorist" is being applied to any and every thing."

I disagree. The problem is that these terms weren't used enough in the past. WMD is simply a more accurate way of terming exactly what such weapons are, be they cobalt bombs, nukes or chemical coctails. They were made for the maximum amount of distruction. The biggest impact - no pun intended.

"Terrorist" has also been used far too infrequently in the past, in favor of PC terms like "activist" and "freedom fighter", thus giving terrorists a patina of moral superiority and blurring the meanings of those words to the point that terrorists became synonomous with the type of people who stage sit-ins and carry signs, without causing loss of life. That blurring was dangerous, and 9/11 was only the latest proof.

If you can't handle the brutal truth of the terms "WMD" and "terrorist", that is your problem. Personally, I prefer those non-PC descriptions in favor of ACCURACY.