Misnomer "Taliban John"

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Misnomer "Taliban John"

Posted: 2/6/2002 10:01:38 AM EDT

I know it's probably no big deal but it has been bugging me for a while now so I fired off an e-mail to FoxNews Online:

"Dear FoxNews Online Editor,

In the last couple months there were a host of articles dealing with the arrest, transportation and charges against the traitor John Walker Lindh. Many articles refer to him as "Taliban John" which bothers me a bit. If I'd use any nickname for this guy it would be "al-Qaeda John". The reason is that associating him with the Taliban in poeple's mind makes his crimes seem less objectionable. Being a member of the Taliban (which he wasn't) would make him misguided at the worst. It is not nearly as bad as the reality which is that he is an al-Qaeda trained terrorist who knowingly fought against Americans and aided our enemies. I know these facts don't remain hidden from those who actually read your articles but believe me a lot of people get their news by glancing at the headlines. Why give this guy slack and call him "Taliban John"? Call him "al-Qaeda John" instead.

Sincerely,
Me"

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What do you think? Am I nitpicking when I make an issue out of this? Oh, and before you point it out I know FoxNews is not the only one to use this nickname. It's just that I don't give a $hit about the other news outlets.

Balu
-- Si vis pacem para bellum! --

Posted: 2/6/2002 10:07:47 AM EDT

[#1]

I think you make a valid point.

The guy is a terrorist,point blank!

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:11:20 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:12:24 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:13:08 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:13:58 AM EDT

[#5]

Part of me hopes they don't use any terms at all. If they must how about:

John "Presumed innocent until proven guilty" Lindh.

I am not defending him by any stretch of the imagination. However, when the JBTs start confiscating guns and tossing people into re-education camps, the labels media organizations will stick on honest gun owning citizens may not be so kind.

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:15:08 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:16:25 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/taliban_cosmotaliban.gif[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:17:41 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/osama_minibin.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:18:54 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/dangerousterrorists.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:21:57 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/taliban_bingo.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:24:26 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/osama_elian.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:25:50 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:28:14 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:32:05 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:33:17 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/osama_sopranos.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:39:04 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:40:45 AM EDT

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Posted: 2/6/2002 11:48:48 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/kingkong.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:50:17 AM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/liberty_protect.jpg[/img]

Posted: 2/6/2002 11:53:55 AM EDT

[#20]

Thank you, [b]FlagWaver[/b], I believe that I have enough screen savers for the remainder of this decade!

Excellent posts!

Eric The(Hmmm,'Save'To'MyPictures'EasyEnough)Hun[>]:)]

Posted: 2/6/2002 12:34:44 PM EDT

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[img]http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/graphics/liberty_protect.jpg[/img]

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I love that drawing. It caused alot of controversy--the girl who drew it was pressured to remove the gun from the drawing, and most of the organizations who wanted the right to reproduce/publish it also wanted to remove the gun in their version.

The girl was pretty insulted at the suggestion and declined. I think there's hope for our youth after all.

(edited to fix image tag. This site needs a damn preview button!)

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