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Welcome to Word War I.(Brief Article)
The "war" against terrorism has become a semantic minefield. President George W. Bush even called it a "crusade," to the consternation of his staff, which quickly issued a retraction lest the boss be seen as declaring war against all Islam. PERI recaps some other recent misnomers.
Operation Infinite Justice: The United States soon realized that, in Islam, this sort of finality can be ensured only by Allah. Now comes Operation Enduring Freedom. It does have a nicer ring.
Terrorist: Claiming objectivity, Reuters refrains from using this term to describe the attackers. Reality check, please. According to Webster's Third New International edition, a terrorist is "1. an advocate or practitioner of terror as a means of coercion. 2. one who panics or causes anxiety." The guys who committed the attacks on America fit either bill as far as PERI is concerned.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Welcome to Word War I.(Brief Article)