Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   The Language of Despotism Date:   7/1/2014 8:01:43 AM (updated 7/1/2014 8:07:12 AM)

EXCERPT:

“- - In 2008 the National Terrorism Center instructed its employees, “Never use the term jihadist or mujahideen in conversation to describe terrorists,” since (sic; because) “In Arabic, jihad means ‘striving in the path of God’ and is used in many contexts beyond warfare.” Similarly, CIA chief John Brennan has asserted that jihad “is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one’s community,” despite the fourteen centuries of evidence from the Koran, hadiths, and bloody history that jihad is in fact predominantly an obligatory armed struggle against the enemies of Islam. The reluctance to put Muslim violence in its religious context reflects not historical truth, but a public relations tactic serving the delusional strategy of appeasing Muslims into liking us.” [Bruce Thornton, Hoover Institute, 25JUN14] 

I recommend that you read the entire article:

http://www.hoover.org/research/language-despotism 

- - LMF Curmudgeon