Following up on the terminology of the Long War, here are some more details on the NCTC memo:
“Terminology to Define the Terrorists: Recommendations from American Muslims,” says officials should use “terms such as ‘death cult,’ ‘cult-like,’ ’sectarian cult,’ and ‘violent cultists’ to describe the ideology and methodology of al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.”How about calling them “global salafi militants”?
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What about “evangelicals”? Or “violent evangelicals”? Does that bring the danger of close-mindedness home?
Comment by AGW — May 8, 2008 @ 1:29 pm