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2004-09-20 Fifth Column

Newspapers accused of misusing word 'terrorist'

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-09-20 20:13|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Give me a freeking break. Rooters and the AP don't know a terrorist when they see them. They feel it's more imoprtant to be part of the story than report the story. By miss-appling the words "militants" and insurgents" to terrorist they are then allied with terrorists and should be treated as such. The now are fair game for reprisals everytime any innocent is murdered by a sucide bomber or gunned down.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-20 8:52:37 PM|| 2004-09-20 8:52:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 FROM: EDITOR
TO: REPORTERS, COPY WRITERS
RE: "TERRORIST"

DUE TO RECENT COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE USE OF THE WORD "TERRORIST" TO DESCRIBE TERRORIST GROUPS, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A NEW POLICY. HENCEFORTH, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO REPLACE THE WORD "TERRORIST" WITH "MUSLIM." WE FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION THAT MIGHT BE FELT BY OUR READERS.

Posted by The Doctor 2004-09-20 9:12:21 PM|| 2004-09-20 9:12:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 LOL, Doctor.

Thanks for the chuckle.

Posted by badanov 2004-09-20 9:17:40 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org/title-boris.gif] 2004-09-20 9:17:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 AMENDMENT #1 to the Doctor's edict:

BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE CONNOTATIONS USING THE TERMS "TERRORIST" AND "MUSLIN," REPLACE THESE TERMS WITH "OVERACHIEVING ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS PERSUADER."

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-09-20 9:30:44 PM|| 2004-09-20 9:30:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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