Naming the Enemy (May 15, 2008)

Jihadists. Islamic fascists. Muslim radicals.

These are the words that the Bush administration has decided to stop using in describing the enemy. They think that such language alienates all Muslims and has become too risky and politically incorrect. Instead, they are urging officials to use such terms as “violent extremists,” “totalitarian,” and “death cult” to characterize al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.

Brigitte Gabriel, author of the best seller Because They Hate, thinks this is a very bad move. She states that “The Jihadists are going to use this as a recruiting tool by proving that Jihad does work to the point that even America, the super power, is afraid to even mention it by name.”

By any name, the evil of Islamofascism is still the same!

Sources for some content:

“U.S. Aims to Unlink Islamic, Terrorism,” United Press International, 7 May 2008.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/FOREIGN/725367235/1001

“Brigitte Gabriel Condemns New Bush Policy,” Press Release, May 2008. (See below)

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Brigitte Gabriel Condemns New Bush Policy

The Bush administration has decided that calling the enemy by its name is too risky and too politically incorrect. Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Counter Terrorism Center are instructed not to use the words "jihadists" or "mujahideen." Words like "Islamo-fascism" are out, too.

Renowned terrorism expert Brigitte Gabriel and author of the New York Times Bestseller, Because They Hate, says:

"The U.S. government is handing the Islamic terrorists a public relations victory worldwide by appearing uninformed, lacking resolve to fight, and cowering in fear over the Islamic doctrine of Jihad all over the world.

"This will not help America win the hearts of moderate Muslims worldwide; it will earn America disrespect and loathing in the heart of the reformists who are counting on a super power to help them defeat the radicals. If American officials are afraid to name America's enemy, either out of fear, political correctness or out of ignorance, America doesn't have a chance to defeat its enemy. The Jihadists are going to use this as a recruiting tool by proving that Jihad does work to the point that even America, the super power, is afraid to even mention it by name. The Islamists have just won a major victory in the war of ideas."