US-Islamic World Forum:"Islamic Terrorism" Should be Called "Violent Extremism".....

How fucking stupid do they think we are?  Apparently, very....

DOHA • The fifth US-Islamic World Forum concluded here yesterday on a positive note with the delegates expressing their determination to take the dialogue to wider areas and try to narrow down differences.

"There was a general feeling that ignorance and paranoia are keeping the two sides divided. Mutual respect has emerged as the key word for fostering better relations and understanding," said Carlos Pascual, Vice-President and Director of Foreign Policy Studies at Brookings, the US, while giving the concluding remarks at the conference yesterday.

Use of words was one the major issues raised in the discussions.

"There was an agreement among the participants not to use terms like Islamic terrorism. Terrorism is unIslamic and Muslims are among the victims of terrorism," said Pascual.

He said it was proposed to use "violent extremism" while referring to terrorism.

Most participants expressed concern over the growing military budget in the US and called for a shift in focus. They felt the need to develop partnerships instead of unilateralism, and end conflicts that widen the chasm between the US and the Islamic world.

The delegates urged to pursue the two-state formula to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian issue and called for a viable political solution to the Iraqi crisis.

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Comments

[sheik yer'mami]

Hmm, but the Koran sez 'strike TERROR in the hearts of the infidels'- not violent extremism. So I guess I'll just stick with the real thing, what say you?

I said it before and I will say it again: The ONLY moes who are victims of mo terrorism are those moes who have died at the hands of FELLOW mo terrorists. Now shut up!

[Pat Viliors]

Wow, this language-morphing is happening in USA too?! It's already well in place here in UK where the muzzos kicked up a stink saying that as Islam is a 'religion of peace', terrorism is out of step with their faith. Unbelievably, the powers-that be have accepted this, and so terror attacks and suicide bombings are these days described as 'anti-Islamic activity' in the British press. This is not a joke.

Additionally, the word 'Muslim' may not be used in describing the perpetrators of such crimes, but may be used to describe the victims. Hence we had the situation two weeks ago when a gang of 4 Muslims plotted to behead a British soldier (who, as a Muslim, they deemed to be disloyal to the brotherhood by serving in Afghanistan). However, the UK press simply reported a 'plot to behead a Muslim'. Nowhere in any of the articles were the plotters themselves referred to as Muslims.

America, it seems you're on the same slippery slope.