Posted by
On the Right on Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:41:56 PM
Anyone heard Condoleezza Rice use the word "jihad" lately?
According to the Associated Press, the secretary of State hasn't
publicly uttered that word, except when referring to the name of a
specific group, for the past eight months.
And she isn't likely to start again anytime soon.
That's because the Bush administration has gone all PC in the War on Terror.
Under guidelines issued for all federal agencies by the Department
of Homeland Security and based on "recommendations from American
Muslims," terms like "jihad" and "mujahedeen" are now off-limits in
referring to Islamist extremists - because they're said to boost
support for terrorists among Muslims.
"Even if it is accurate
to reference the term," according to the guidelines, "it may not be
strategic, because it glamorizes terrorism [and] imbues [terrorists]
with religious authority they do not have."
Other terms, like "Islamo-fascism," are also taboo, on grounds that they're "offensive to many Muslims."
Are they kidding?