War on Terror Doublespeak
The Cato Institute analyzes some of the terms frequently tossed about in discussing the War on Terror. Particularly infuriating is the allocation of some of the homeland security funds. Among other things, it explains why, tragically, I've grown sick of hearing the word "freedom" all the time.
As author James Bovard has observed: "For Bush, freedom seems to be whatever extends his own political power. Whatever razes any barriers to executive power--that is 'freedom'"
posted by The Screaming Centrist @ 10:55 PM
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I posted on our "leader" just the other day:
http://reasonreigns.blogspot.com/2006/09/fear-and-ignorance.html
An excerpt:
"The president says that democracy is the cure for extremism. He purports that giving people a voice in government will somehow address perceived injustice. Maybe so … but not if the injustice is perceived to come from abroad.
This is the lesson we should have learned in Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt (where “semi-free” elections are likely to bring jihadists to power). Democracy only gives a legitimized voice to issues of (perceived or real) injustice when it comes to the foreign policy of the United States."
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