Iraq War Glossary

American Scofflaw

Incorrect term .........................................Correct term

Peace .........................................................Permanent pre-hostility

Unprovoked attack by USA or Israel ...............Pre-emptive strike

Aggressive war ............................................Conflict or dispute

Permanent aggressive war ............................Protracted conflict

Global aggressive war ..................................Spreading democracy

Individual resistance to aggressive war ..........Terrorism

Group resistance to aggressive war ................Insurgency

National resistance to aggressive war ..............Terrorist state / rogue state

Multi-national resistance to aggressive war .......Axis of evil

Political leader of resistance to aggressive war...Dictator / Tyrant

Military leader of resistance to aggressive war.... Warlord

Any Muslim who questions aggressive war ........al-Qaeda

Any other person who questions aggressive war...Militant

Department that promotes aggressive war.......... Department of defense

Invasion to promote aggressive war .................. Incursion

Israeli agents of aggressive war ....................... Israeli defense force

Victim of aggressive war ................................... Illegal combatant

Victims of aggressive war (the people of Gaza) .... Enemy entity

Weapons of aggressive war .............................. Policy instruments

Massive funding for aggressive war .................... Enhanced force protection

Popular support for aggressive war ......................Democracy

Massive funding for rich weapons makers............. Supporting the troops

Genocide ......................................................... Degrading the enemy

Dead U.S. soldiers............................................ Non-operative personnel

Murder (as a verb) ............................................ Neutralize

Attack .............................................................. Defend

Facts / evidence / objective reality ....................... Enemy propaganda

Theft of natural resources ..................................Liberation

Violence in pursuit of theft................................... National security

Military censorship ............................................. Embedded reporters

Illegal spying on Americans .................................Terrorist surveillance

Questioning war ................................................... Anti-Americanism

Questioning Casualty Numbers .............................................Cut and run

Questioning the government ..................................Lack of patriotism

Mass questioning of the government .......................Home-grown terrorism

Mass ignorance .....................................................Consumer confidence

Debt ....................................................................Finances

U.S. Constitution ...................Quaint and obsolete document

We will nuke anyone anytime we like ...................... All options are on the table

Human bodies .....................................................Soft targets

Distraction while we prepare to strike again ............... Peace process (which never ends)