Mr. Browns Lovely Idea

by Tina Grazier

A name by any other rose smells just as bad! The new PM of Great Britain, however, insists that calling the war against terrorist acts the war on terror is just too insensitive…and on top of that, his ministers have been banned from using the word Muslim in connection with terror events:

“Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word Muslim in connection with the terrorism crisis. The Prime Minister has also instructed his team including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that the phrase war on terror is to be dropped. The shake-up is part of a fresh attempt to improve community relations and avoid offending Muslims, adopting a more ‘consensual tone’ than existed under Tony Blair.”

What , pray tell, will the good Prime Minister demand of those… er, fellows from that obscure desert region who like to play really, really roughumgames, using er, fire and poisonous gases, car and plane crashes and um swords and well, GUNS (oh dear)when his British citizens, including Muslims, are offended by being in the wrong place at the wrong time? (BOOM)

The last time we in the US handled this problem with a consensual tone the much bigger boom came in the form of 9/11, an event greater than any previously waged against us. Playing nice is a gift to these thugs. it gives them time and space to plan and execute.

The next phase of playing nice will result in a big BOOM thats likely to include nuclear or biological weaponry launched from right here at home. The goal for them has always been bigger, more spectacular and horrific.its why we call them terroristsits why we call it a war against terror…it’s also why we identify them as Muslims. We need to find them and looking for Chinese grandmothers wont work.

A great number of Muslims, Mr. Brown, are our allies in this effort.