We read:
"A coalition of American Muslim groups is demanding that Sen. John McCain stop using the adjective "Islamic" to describe terrorists and extremist enemies of the United States.
Muneer Fareed, who heads the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), told The Washington Times that his group is beginning a campaign to persuade Mr. McCain to rephrase his descriptions of the enemy. "We've tried to contact his office, contact his spokesperson to have them rethink word usage that is more acceptable to the Muslim community," Mr. Fareed said. "If it's not our intent to paint everyone with the same brush, then certainly we should think seriously about just characterizing them as criminals, because that is what they are."
An aide to Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee who is counting on his pro-Iraq war stance to attract conservative voters, said the senator from Arizona will not drop the word.
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Wouldn't it be disrespectful to the terrorist organizations who attack us to allow those who don't support them to define the terms we use to describe them? Just a question....
Go tell those muslims to GO TAKE A HIKE and the fact is we have FREEDOM OF SPEECH and if they dont like it then they can GO TAKE A HIKE
Kudos to John McCain. You know, he's beginning to look more and more like a candidate who not only recognizes the stakes, but also pairs it up with intelligence in the areas that count in national security.
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