The Erosion of Free Speech(islam-a-bad)

Cross Action News ^ | 7-3-08 | Janet Levy

[Victory111]

Within the United States, important dialogue about the threat of radical Islam was silenced by the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department which issued a memo in May instructing bureaucrats on how to talk about the “war on terror.” The memo called for restrictions on terrorist-defining nomenclature in accordance with recommendations from American Muslims. Thus, definitive and descriptive words such as “jihad,” mujahadeen,” “Islamic terrorist,” “Islamist,” or “holy warrior” were to be avoided, even though Muslims and Muslim media worldwide use this very terminology.

[bioqubit]

The answer is the same every time. Whoever the pinhead is, get in their face. Scream if you have to in order to point out the error of their ways.

[bioqubit]

The answer is the same every time. Whoever the pinhead is, get in their face. Scream if you have to in order to point out the error of their ways.

[ken21]

excuse me,

but that’s a disgusting religion.

[ArchAngel1983]

While serving in Iraq we were told to refer to them as ‘Other Than Iraqi Forces’. It was an awkward phrase that never seemed to flow very easily off the tongue. For the most part we continued referring to them as we always had (amongst ourselves of course).

[livius]

PC gone wild. Even referring to them as “forces” legitimizes them and makes them sound like the army of a state.

I suppose no war was ever lost with words, but being unclear about our enemy certainly couldn’t be much of a help.