Post by nana on Feb 7, 2006 2:14:14 GMT -5
Iraqi's fighting against US occupation are not insurgents, they're Resistance.
This is aimed at the media, every stinking one of them who manages to not only misuse the language but also to denigrate the Iraqi resistance to the invasion and occupation of their country by referring to them as 'insurgents'.... they are not insurgents.
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insurgents
One entry found for insurgent.
Main Entry: 1in·sur·gent
Pronunciation: -j&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise -- more at SURGE
1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party
The above does NOT in any way apply to Iraqis in Iraq nor does the word belligerent below.
One entry found for belligerent.
Main Entry: bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
resistance
5 entries found for resistance.
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Main Entry: re·sis·tance
Pronunciation: ri-'zis-t&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : an act or instance of resisting : OPPOSITION b : a means of resisting
2 : the ability to resist; especially : the inherent capacity of a living being to resist untoward circumstances (as disease, malnutrition, or toxic agents)
3 : an opposing or retarding force
4 a : the opposition offered by a body or substance to the passage through it of a steady electric current b : a source of resistance
5 often capitalized : an underground organization of a conquered or nearly conquered country engaging in sabotage and secret operations against occupation forces and collaborators
Resistance is the accurate description of those Iraqis fighting against the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
If reporters don't know the correct word, they d**ned well SHOULD and so do (or should) their editors..
BUT even those reporters, editors and columnists with the balls to speak out against the criminal invasion and occupation of Iraq still insist on using the word insurgents to describe the Iraqi Resistance fighters.
Please, call 'em what they are, not what BushCo says they are.
This is aimed at the media, every stinking one of them who manages to not only misuse the language but also to denigrate the Iraqi resistance to the invasion and occupation of their country by referring to them as 'insurgents'.... they are not insurgents.
Source of the following words and their meanings:
www.merriam-webster.com/
insurgents
One entry found for insurgent.
Main Entry: 1in·sur·gent
Pronunciation: -j&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin insurgent-, insurgens, present participle of insurgere to rise up, from in- + surgere to rise -- more at SURGE
1 : a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government; especially : a rebel not recognized as a belligerent
2 : one who acts contrary to the policies and decisions of one's own political party
The above does NOT in any way apply to Iraqis in Iraq nor does the word belligerent below.
One entry found for belligerent.
Main Entry: bel·lig·er·ent
Pronunciation: -r&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant-, belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage
1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war
2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness
resistance
5 entries found for resistance.
To select an entry, click on it.
Main Entry: re·sis·tance
Pronunciation: ri-'zis-t&n(t)s
Function: noun
1 a : an act or instance of resisting : OPPOSITION b : a means of resisting
2 : the ability to resist; especially : the inherent capacity of a living being to resist untoward circumstances (as disease, malnutrition, or toxic agents)
3 : an opposing or retarding force
4 a : the opposition offered by a body or substance to the passage through it of a steady electric current b : a source of resistance
5 often capitalized : an underground organization of a conquered or nearly conquered country engaging in sabotage and secret operations against occupation forces and collaborators
Resistance is the accurate description of those Iraqis fighting against the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
If reporters don't know the correct word, they d**ned well SHOULD and so do (or should) their editors..
BUT even those reporters, editors and columnists with the balls to speak out against the criminal invasion and occupation of Iraq still insist on using the word insurgents to describe the Iraqi Resistance fighters.
Please, call 'em what they are, not what BushCo says they are.