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Pentagon Shuns Name 'Fedayeen' for Iraqi Irregulars Thursday, March 27, 2003; Page A27 What's in a name? If it is fedayeen, enough to get the Pentagon to shun it. The Arabic term can be translated literally as "those who sacrifice themselves for a cause." For U.S. military officials, that is akin to bestowing the status of freedom fighters on Iraqi irregulars who have been mounting sustained guerrilla- style attacks on U.S. forces in southern Iraq. A directive distributed to Army units in Iraq this week banned use of the word. Instead, the Army is supposed to refer to them as paramilitary forces, or PMF. But even that is regarded by some at the Pentagon as too elevated a term. "It sounds too positive in some way," Torie Clarke, the Defense Department's top spokeswoman, said at a news conference yesterday. Citing instances in the past week in which U.S. military officials said the Iraqi fighters pretended to be civilians, faked surrender and used a hospital for cover, she accused them of operating "outside all the laws and norms" of war and reflecting "the brutality of the regime." Clarke said she prefers to call them "thugs." -- Bradley Graham © 2003 The Washington Post Company thug http://www.bartleby.com/61/32/T0193200.html PRONUNCIATION: thg NOUN: 1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum. 2. also Thug One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her. ETYMOLOGY: Hindi hag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthaga, a cheat, from sthagati, sthagayati, he conceals. See (s)teg- in Appendix I. Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
