On 7/13/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> Mark Bennett wrote:
>
> >I obviously haven't been paying attention: When did Fox begin using the
> >term "homicide bombers"? Doesn't that, well, kind of, you know, omit
> >the distinctive characteristic of a "suicide" bomber?
>
> It's a Murdoch thing. The NY Post says the same. It's been a year or
> two. (Didn't Ari Fleischer use it too?) And yes, you're right about
> obscuring the unique selling proposition of suicide bombing, but
> sometimes propaganda takes precedence over the convenyance of
> information.
>
> Doug
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