America’s Intifada Against the Word Jihad
You can call them violent extremists if you like, but never use jihadist or mujahedeen or Islamo-fascist to describe our enemy in the World-wide War Against the terrorists that can’t be named. These words are deemed pejorative and offensive, according to a recent Bush administration memorandum to federal employees whose jobs involve explaining our ongoing war to the public. Our government’s reasoning is that if we avoid insulting the more moderate Muslims in the US then we may be able to lure them on to our side. But if we are trying to find moderate Muslims, why are we looking for them with the help of groups such as MPAC and CAIR, both of which are suspected of having ties to terrorist organizations? In today’s NRO, Andrew McCarthy says we are just “Lookin’ for love in all the wrong places:”