BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: DON’T MENTION MUSLIM WHEN DISCUSSING TERRORISTS

And the phrase “war on terror” has been stricken. (FOX News) Then this story: Last night critics pointed to a classified EU document sent out to all European governments offering “non-offensive’’ phrases to use when discussing terrorism. Banned terms were said to include “jihad’’, “Islamic’’ or “fundamentalist”. EU officials said the “common lexicon’’ aimed to stop the distortion of the Muslim faith and alienation of its followers in Europe. European governments had previously agreed on the need to develop a “non-emotive lexicon’’ for use in discussion to avoid “exacerbating division’’. (Daily Express) The NY Times complied, as Joel Mowbray notes “In what must have come as a shock to its readers, the New York Times reported that the July 7, 2005 terrorist attacks in London brought “home to Britain fears of homegrown terrorist attacks among its disenfranchised South Asian population.” Imagine the surprise of many to learn that Britain is now under attack from “disenfranchised South Asian” people, not those who murder in the name of their Islamic faith.” (Townhall) From Michael Medved on the recent attempt: …of course, they’re all Muslim, and at least two are from the Middle East, not Pakistan. The press identifies the ringleader, Mohammed Asha, as Palestinian, even though he spent his life in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Britain—another distortion from media outlets that often ignore or deny the truth about terrorism and about Islam. (Townhall)