July 03, 2007

DON'T MENTION THE WAR ON TERR-R

Cabinet ministers have been told by the Foreign Office to drop the phrase 'war on terror'

They are taking the ball away! No honestly this is an interesting development. Don't get any hope up yet. Remember Tony's first days!

...The shift marks a turning point in British political thinking about the strategy against extremism and underlines the growing gulf between the British and American approaches to the continuing problem of radical Islamic militancy...

...'It's about time,' said Garry Hindle, terrorism expert at the Royal United Services Institute in London. 'Military terminology is completely counter-productive, merely contributing to isolating communities. This is a very positive move.'

A Foreign Office spokesman said the government wanted to 'avoid reinforcing and giving succour to the terrorists' narrative by using language that, taken out of context, could be counter-productive'. The same message has been sent to British diplomats and official spokespeople around the world...

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