Are Iraqs beheaders like our Minutemen?
The divisions in this nation have become increasingly surreal as the elections approach. Many jubilant Democrats venerate Michael Moore. Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe were at the Washington premiere of Moore’s so-called nonfiction “Fahrenheit 9/11.” This alleged documentarian said of terrorists in Iraq: “They are not the enemy. They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow and they will win. Get it, Mr. Bush?” Even the news media are unthinkingly describing murderous bombers, beheaders and assassins as “the insurgency.” Historically, that phrase often had an honorable connotation, especially in America. George Washington and Samuel Adams were insurgents. Why not just call the jihadists and their allies by their rightful names: Homicidal terrorists. Meanwhile, the growing chorus keening that this is a needless war includes not only Democratic strategists and acolytes, but also Ralph Nader. Fervently jo
