Comments on: U.S. Finally Decides that Words Matter

By: COMOPS Journal » 249 in House Vote to Support al Qaeda’s Communication Strategy

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:20:38 +0000

[...] attempt to amend H.R. 5959 to deny DHS and NCTC the ability to expend any funds in their efforts to discourage use of words like “jihad” in U.S. strategic communication. The amendment [...]

By: COMOPS » More Conflict About Language

COMOPS » More Conflict About Language — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:25:18 +0000

[...] The latest entry in the war of language comes from Jim Guirard of the TrueSpeak Institute writing today at Small Wars Journal Blog. Guirard is one of the earliest and most persistent arguers against using the word “jihadi” to describe the Bad Guys, a position we here at COMOPS have also defended again, and again, and again, and again. [...]

By: COMOPS » Bush, DoS Didn’t Get the Memo

COMOPS » Bush, DoS Didn’t Get the Memo — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:12:24 +0000

[...] week I noted that the U.S. had decided to stop calling the Bad Guys “jihadis.”Â Well as Jeffrey Imm [...]