...it's not dark yet, but it's gettin' there...
i already knew that Reuters won't use the word terrorist, but apparently they have an aversion to a few other words. Here's a google news page for today's top story. See if you can see what's missing.
US Citizen Accused of Discussing to Kill BushSomething's wrong when Reuters is more politically correct than the San Francisco Chronicle.
Reuters - 23 minutes ago
Man charged in alleged plot to kill Bush
CBC British Columbia, Canada - 42 minutes agoMan charged for 'Bush death plot'
BBC News, UK - 1 hour agoMan Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush
ABC News - 1 hour agoVirginia man accused of plot to assassinate Bush
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 1 hour ago
Plan to assassinate Bush
News24, South Africa - 1 hour agoMan charged in alleged plot to kill Bush
San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - 2 hours agoA plan to assassinate Bush?
Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 38 minutes agoPlan to Assassinate President Bush Revealed
Elites TV, TX - 38 minutes ago
Man Charged with Conspiracy to Assassinate Bush
WLNS, MI - 1 hour agoUS Citizen Plots to Assassinate President Bush
The Conservative Voice - 1 hour agoVirginia Man Charged With Plot To Assassinate President Bush
Jackson Channel.com, MS - 58 minutes agoIndictment alleges Bush assassination plot
WBBH, FL - 1 hour ago
Former High School Valedictorian Charged In Bush Assassination ...
KWTX, TX - 1 hour ago
Ex-Virginian accused in alleged plot on Bush
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
Man charged in alleged plot to kill Bush
Salon - 20 minutes agoUS man accused of discussing to kill Bush
Reuters.uk, UK - 26 minutes ago
Houston native charged in Bush death plot
Houston Chronicle - 45 minutes agoFormer Saudi prisoner accused of Bush
Ireland Online, Ireland - 1 hour agoMan Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour agoVirginia man charged in alleged plot to assassinate Bush
San Diego Union Tribune - 1 hour ago
Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush
Wired News - 2 hours ago
Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush
Guardian, UK - 1 hour agoMan Charged in Alleged Plot to Kill Bush
ABC News - 2 hours ago
Valedictorian Charged With Plotting Bush's Assassination
WFIE-TV, IN - 22 minutes ago
Man Charged In Alleged Plot To Kill Bush
KFMB, CA - 18 minutes ago
Man charged in alleged plot to kill Bush
Albany Times Union, NY - 1 hour ago
Virginia man charged in alleged plot to assassinate Bush
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - 1 hour agoVirginia Man Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate President
7Online.com, NY - 1 hour agoMan Charged in Alleged Plot to Assassinate Bush
WJXX, FL - 1 hour ago
Update: i was wrong. In some limited contexts, Reuters is perfectly comfortable using a word like "terrorist," for example.
Bastards.
Ridiculous. It doesn't even sound grammatically correct to me. They have added words in order to get around saying the most obvious words.
Posted by: red on Feb. 22, 2005They're definitely not smoking what I am.
Posted by: Scof on Feb. 22, 2005i was going to say something clever about how being PC is lame. i couldn't avoiding using words that make four year olds giggle, so instead you get this rambling comment.
anyway, keep up the good work.
Posted by: david hayes on Feb. 22, 2005NOBODY is smoking what they are.
Posted by: JD on Feb. 22, 2005I don't think its neessarily got PC reasons but rather that this is a US citizen rather than some foreigner.
So he may be guilty of conspiracy, or treason, but labeling a US citizen as a terrorist is different than labeling a foreigner.
Isn't that one of the reasons for the enemy combatant label, rather than terrorist?
Posted by: Bob on Feb. 22, 2005