Washington Times: Military report: Terms 'jihad,' 'Islamist' needed

By

Jeffrey Imm

on October 20, 2008

(U.S.) Military report: Terms 'jihad,' 'Islamist' needed
-- "Team sees no reason to soften words"
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/20/report-says-terms-jihad-islamist-needed/
-- Washington Times article on August 21, 2008 CENTCOM report
--- August 21, 2008 - United States Central Command Red Team: Freedom of Speech in Jihad Analysis: Debunking the Myth of Offensive Words
http://video1.washingtontimes.com/video/RedTeamReport.pdf
--- Alternate Web Site for CENTCOM Red Team report
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/documents/RedTeamReport.pdf
---- previous DHS and NCTC documents calling for terror lexicon excluded the word "jihad"
------ March 14, 2008 - National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) - Counterterror Communications Center (CTCC) Memorandum, Volume 2, Issue 10 - "Words that Work and Words that Don't: A Guide to Counterterrorism Communication"
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/127.pdf
------ January 2008 - Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties - Terminology to Define the Terrorists: Recommendations from American Muslims
http://www.investigativeproject.org/documents/misc/126.pdf

See Also:
-- Jeffrey Imm: Crossroads in History: The Struggle against Jihad and Supremacist Ideologies
-- Adobe PDF Version of "Crossroads in History: The Struggle against Jihad and Supremacist Ideologies"

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