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Terms of engagement

It's very difficult keeping up with Mideast news due to the Orwellian newspeak coming from Washington. So here's a handy list of key terms, translated into simple English: Herewith, definitions to keep on top of current events

Anti-terrorism - State terrorism.[...]
Canadians - A bunch of pot-smoking, pinko, wimp nancy boys who marry their best friends and refuse to obey orders from the Great White Father in Washington.
Coalition - The U.S. and British invaders, plus some troops from rent-a-nations like Romania and Poland. In the past, "the coalition" would have been called imperial forces and mercenary auxiliaries.
Dictator - A ruler you don't like, or who does not cooperate.
French - Insubordinate ingrates and depraved chain-smokers who had the nerve to try to block the jolly little war in Iraq, and now sneer, "we told you so."
Germans - Untrustworthy. Just when you order them to be warlike again, they go soft. Wait until they see the next dozen WWII epics from Hollywood.
Homeland security - bolting the barn door after the horse has escaped by rounding up Muslims and denying them due process of law.
Islam - An evil faith that promotes violence and hatred, as proven by the Rev. Jimmy Swaggart, who learned about the agents of the devil while encountering them in motel rooms.[...]
Liberation - Invasion.
Stability - when things go the way Uncle Sam likes, ie., the status quo.[...]
Statesman - A cooperative dictator.
Terrorism - violent acts by dangerous fanatics and malcontents who refuse to accept the downtrodden status assigned to them by Washington.
Torture - a foul act committed by your enemies. When your side does it, it's called intensive interrogation in Guantanamo.