Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document
Document under President Bush cited 'militant Islamic radicalism' as greatest conflict of 21st century.
By The Associated Press Tags: Barack Obama Israel newsPresident Barack Obama's advisers will remove religious terms such as "Islamic extremism" from the central document outlining the U.S. national security strategy and will use the rewritten document to emphasize that the United States does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terror, counterterrorism officials said.
The change is a significant shift in the National Security Strategy, a document that previously outlined the Bush Doctrine of preventative war and currently states: The struggle against militant Islamic radicalism is the great ideological conflict of the early years of the 21st century.
The officials described the changes on condition of anonymity because the document still was being written, and the White House would not discuss it.
But rewriting the strategy document will be the latest example of Obama putting his stamp on U.S. foreign policy, like his promises to dismantle nuclear weapons and limit the situations in which they can be used.
The revisions are part of a larger effort about which the White House talks openly, one that seeks to change not just how the United States talks to Muslim nations, but also what it talks to them about, from health care and science to business startups and education.
That shift away from terrorism has been building for a year, since Obama went to Cairo, Egypt, and promised a new beginning in the relationship between the United States and the Muslim world.
"You take a country where the overwhelming majority are not going to become terrorists, and you go in and say, 'We're building you a hospital so you don't become terrorists.' That doesn't make much sense, said National Security Council staffer Pradeep Ramamurthy.
Ramamurthy runs the administration's Global Engagement Directorate, a four-person National Security Council team that Obama launched last May with little fanfare and a vague mission to use diplomacy and outreach in pursuit of a host of national security objectives. Since then, the division has not only helped change the vocabulary of fighting terror but also has shaped the way the country invests in Muslim businesses, studies global warming, supports scientific research and combats polio.
"Do you want to think about the U.S. as the nation that fights terrorism or the nation you want to do business with?" Ramamurthy said.
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U.S. President Barack Obama. |
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Fuad Kamal of Anaara Media is a computer expert who can detonate explosives from his computer. He has high level al Qaeda connections internationally. He is a Registered Sex Offender who maintains a low profile and presents a friendly, non-threatening exterior. In reality, he is a very dangerous individual, but he is currently only under surveillance for his past sex crimes.
Europeans who have had lots of experience with assorted terrorist organisations know that that the military option never works..... In fact it empowers the extremists. Remember that Christianity only really got the upper hand in Europe after the Romans started feeding them to the lions. Followed by more than 1000 years of religous obscurantism that locked us in the "Dark Ages" And Galileo very nearly got burnt at the stake for suggesting that maybe the sun didnt really go round the earth every 24 hours!
No surprise here. Obama Hussein has NEVER used the word "Muslim" and "Terrorist" in the same sentence. He has talked more politely with Ahmadinejad than to Israel and callously put Jews around the world in danger by inflaming the whole situation regarding East Jerusalem. America is now in the camp of the Arab world--this guy knows how to play the role of Defender of Democracies while making sure he is undermining not only democratic allies but chipping away at the very Constitution of America. When Americans finally wake up...watch out.
on this list---more to come. "Naturally you don`t say where you`re from. Be brave and honest and we`ll respect you more. Jane" Here are those on the other side you seem to not care about. "Bandar, as a Palestinian Christian Name: fearandtrembling City: State: well, then the question is Name: Cipora Julianna Kohn City: State: Will the Muslim countries change their hostile rhetoric Name: Liza City: State: A question Name: Arieka City: Title: Yeah Obama and Crusaders have nothing to do with Christianity Name: Meo City: State: Note they have not told us where they are from.
of no apparetnt fixed abode. Would you respect them if they shared their address. Or is it only a rule for those finding fault with Israel. Plenty here if you look. Try Cj Kohn for starters
Wow, how the mighty fall. You are in good hands miss kohn from germany. Scallywag is a poster of many words--none make too much sense---and they are all in lower case. How appropriate.
It was the Bush/Cheney gang and their oil baron friends who sent American troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama is doing his best to undo some of damage caused by his predecessors.
Outstanding visionary with wisdom well beyond his years. As for those oh so dismayed do realize an era of abject absurdity may well be coming to an end.
Thanks for a good post!
Change your ways and open your eyes and your heart before it is too late Sounds pretty good for a nation keeping 200,000 in Iraq and Afghan.
Amen to Daniel from Mt Prospect!! Anyone who looks at Obama as a "Messiah" is being led by the Evil One. Jesus Christ is and always will be the only Messiah, and it is by His wounds we will be healed. Change your ways and open your eyes and your heart before it is too late
Stop calling peope "muslims" because they don,t agree with you, maybe we will respect you. President Obama is doing the right thing to support the policy of the USA, which has ALWAYS been that Israels actions are illegal. As far as disarmament, it is a good thing. Duh. "or ENEMIES will be very happy!" Would that include YOU? I agree with Kelly, why would I assume he/she is not American? Why do you? I was born in Philidelphia, Pa. I am a member of the DAR. I voted for President Obama, and will vote for him again. The Palistinians will declare a State , and the usa and all the world will back them. Better get used to the idea, and Israel will give back all it has stolen. As far as the USA stealing the land from the Indian nations, yeah-that's right- we did. But that was a LONG time ago, International Law and the Geneva convention put an end to that for all the civilized world. When would Israel like to join the Civilized world?Soon I hope
... from the documentary movie "Jesus Camp" about the Bible belt fundamentalists who watch the radical Muslim propaganda videos and go on theorizing that the Christians should adopt the same militant methods?
Terrorists themselves praize their Jihad in the name of Islam for the sake of Allah. I'm afraid Obama's administation would join the Dishonest Reporting [Awards] list that flourishes those days among Media, Arabic Media in particular.
Are the Hutaree and the guy from Kansas Exceptions, too? Would it be OK to let them loose in Milwaukee?
Mao and Lenin were embalmed as Saints.
The man in office is the betrayer.islam goal is to (preferably) behead all who do not submit and pursue this through the final jihad.allah is glories in terrorizing,enslaving and death.It is a sick belief.Don't take my word for it ,it is in the koran and the hadith.islam is islam and no belief is as opposed to the character of God as that hell born belief. By the way God IS a Father and He has a Son,the Lord Jesus Christ who is to cause all to bow at His feet.I gladly bow to such a loving,holy ,worthy God who has given me eternal purpose.ALL HAIL KING JESUS!
Proper name: Wahabism. Not Islam.
Considering that the word Jihadi roughly means 'Hero', It's a smart move stop inadvertently praising our enemies.
Shining Path or Sendero Luminoso was not Xtian or Muslim, it was marxist, it was also in Peru not in Japan.
So Mr Obama believes it is offensive to the Muslim world to use the word jihad in describing people who publicly proclaim that they are engaged in jihad? That it is similarly offensive to use the word Islam as well when these same folks claim their acts are in the name of Islam?I guess he would have said calling Hitler a nazi is also offensive & would ban the use of the term.I was wondering if we can still call them "murdering scum" or is that also offlimits as offensive to Islamic nations & Mr Obama?
and patent violation as terms allowed in US policy documents with the claim that it would improve the US economy. You know what? Somehow I doubt it.
now that Pres. Obonehead has taken nuclear weapons off the table as a strategic deterrent for non-nuclear nations who attack the US, and now wants to sanitize "radical Islam" from US national security documents? Maybe he should call them "Sand Monkeys" instead. Or was it turbaned smurfs who attacked America on 9/11? This one-term idiot will be defeated in 2012 as soon as his opponents ask the same question Reagan posed during his campaign against Jiminy Cricket Carter in 1981: "Do you feel safer today than you did 4 years ago?" Americans will answer with a resounding NO and vote the ego-maniacal fool out.
Judaism , Christianiy and Islam are all "old religions". It is not that Islam became radicalized. It is a fact that some muslims had been radicalized. So did some Christians ( Arian nation , Possey Comitatis etc. etc.) and so did Jews like the JDL , Kahane Kach group and the crazy messianic settlers .....
Are rich Islamic countries giving us money for education. iS THIS ANOTHER WAY TO SAY SORRY YOR PLANE FLRW INTO wORLD tRADE cENTER. hREADS CUT OFF. aMERICAN MILITRY BODIES DRAGGED IN THE STREET. iS HE TELLING THE mUSLIMS THAT DANCED 9/11 YOU ARE GREAT DANCERS.oUR PRAVE CONGRESS WILL SAY NOTHING
The muslims themselves must be delivered from islamofascists and jihadis if they ever are going to be able to live in peace in the modern world.
The crazy muslims -- like bin Laden and al Zawahiri -- already do say that Christians are terrorists against Muslims. Which just shows how backwards they are. In truth, the struggle is between the islamofascist world and western values, the post-Renaissance and post-Enlightenment world that believes in democracy, scientific reason and the rights of the individual, which is what the west stands for. That's the real struggle. But retarded primitives still want to see it as a struggle between religions. That lets the islamofascists whip up their benighted co-religionists into a frenzy of jihadist fervor (which is brutal primitivism personified).
Some British & other media favorable to the Palestinian cause have taken the habit of calling "militants" those Palestinians involved in murdering civilians in terrorist acts. Is the US going to follow suit & call Taliban or AlQaeda suicide bombers "militants" next time they succeed in killing American soldiers or diplomats? It won't change the mindset of the "militants" nor is it likely to affect the man in the street in Moslem countries where people are subjected to heinous propaganda on a daily basis
So in the past 10 years we have probably 10,000 Islamic terrorist attacks and about 10 attempted ones from other groups...... no of course it's not an islamic issue How can you develop a strategy to fight something when you refuse to accurately define it Pathetic and weak
I didn't see you out there last October 12th demonstrating against the European occupation of the Americas and the subsequent genocide of the indigenous people. Too busy enjoying the fruits of your occupation? "Nakba is a term that Israel has been struggling with. Israeli Arabs which recognize Nakba are railed against by Israels right wing Knesset on a regular basis"
Cancer and Ebola are physical diseases while so-called 'terrorism' is a tactic that has become unfairly associated with a religion whose vast majority do not partake in it. Meanwhile it is used as a smokescreen to justify military and political decisions by blinding the public with a pre-programmed emotional response, minimizing dissent. Watch your facade crumble.
I have many reservations about seeing Obama as some sort of savior and letting his actions speak louder than his eloquent words, but if this report is true then it signals a fundamental shift in philosophy put to practice - most Muslims by far, we're talking about billions of people,disagree with the small fanatical minority that has hijacked their voices.
The way to understand this is to look closely at Barack Hussein Obama, who praised Islam as the founder of the US traditions. Naturally, he would condemn the use of terms that stigmatize the Islamic faith, of which he is an adherent. This low bow to the King of Saudi Arabia, his speech in Cairo, his denigration of Netanyahu, in favor of Abbas -- all indicate where his sympathies lie.
this is an april 1 joke the victims in Yemen, Iraq, Lebanon, Algeria were not slaughtered by Muslim extremists by altar boy! the march to moderation must start by eliminating the Qom, Al Azhar, Riyadhi Wahabbi leaders...
The most victims of the radical Islamists are Muslims. Look it up. It's not Christians or Jews who have kept their contries relatively well protected from attack. There are still attacks but not like pre-9/11. Thousands of Muslims weekly have been murdered by their own co-religionists while in Africa Muslims are slaughtering hundreds of thousands of non-Muslims. Not a pretty picture no matter what you call it.
'VIPER' seems to have forgotten the fact that "Moslems have killed more Moslems" then have Christians, Jews or Hindu's etc. But then as he is so blinded by his hate for Israel this is understandable.
--- Shining Path in Japan was neither Christian nor Muslim. Mark, I knew you were an 1_d_1_0_t (with a lot of time on your hands, judging by the number of posts) after reading a few of your ramblings. But today you totally discredited yourself. Shining Path operated in PERU. Peru is not the same as Japan. You should visit Wikipedia once in a while.
As an erstwhile Canadian, now American (since 2005) I can state that 0bama modelled himself after erstwhile PM Mulroney in several ways (both treasonous and arrogant, forcing through bad ideas on their country's people AND their own party members--even telling the latter to suppress conscience). Mulroney did this in 1990 (two of his party members objected and were expelled from the party) to force-through GST and his party was slaughtered (majority down to TWO TOTAL seats--one of the two earlier-expelled MP's retained his own in another party) in 1993 (I gladly helped to slaughter PC's that year). So, no fear Gary--0bama WILL be voted out in 2012 (after his party gets massacred this year in Congressional elections) with my all-too-willing help (as with Canadian PC's in 1993)!
Shame,Shame,Shame! Bandar, If you were a true Christian you will not have made such an outrageous statement, read your Bible first, Receive Jesus as your Messiah and then claim You are a christian. I am a christian and an Israeli, ( it makes no difference to me if you call me an Israeli or Palestinian), but if I call myself a christian I better Live the Christian faith and fellow the teaching of my Lord and savior JESUS THE MESSIAH. I like Obama But watch my friend that you do not judge a leader by his stance toward the Arabs, the Jews or just one specific case, I know were you come from; if a leader is pro Arab then he is good and if he stands for Israel so he must be evil, this is the general Islamic view. start using your intellect and reason and stop following the unthinking Islamic crowds. Obama is no Messiah, and if you claim he is the new Messiah then you are according to your own words an anti Christian, READ 2 THESSALONIANS 2, 2 JOHN 1
i am more and more sorry every day that i voted for this guy.
... proves the rule. In the Congo at the moment, the killing rate by Muslim Extremists are 35,000 per year, with a rape every 30 seconds. In Nigeria a few weeks back whole villages of Christians were hacked to death by Muslim Extremists. Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan have bombs go off on a weekly basis, all in the name of Jihad. But, hey, there was this Timothy McVey .... Spare me, please.
And everyone will know full well who/what you're referring to...the scourge of the planet operating under the term "Islam".
Do us all a favor and stay in Israel and vote for your presidents there. You are not an American if you choose to live in another country.
I fail to understand why there is always a negative reaction from some corners whenever US or for that matter any other nation intends to do good for the world in general and for the Middle East in particular. Are there people who have been assigned to response in that manner so that world may not have a right picture of the global situation and serve the interest of particlualr group only? If so they are harming themselves in the long run.
because it a war on terror not a crusade guys.even though its mostly christians that are slaughering muslims
what a world of denial we live in.... but i guess he is so smart he thinks that the islamists are going to read the doument and be so moved by his non-reference that they will change their ways and fall in love with infidels.
Different strokes for different folks??
In my opinion to appease someone is usually a good thing.A sign of strength and humanity. There are some however who align appeasement with weakness, and paradoxically this encourages them to act even worse. Although Obama is appeasing Muslims everywhere I do not expect this to bring about a change of heart in the intolerance of their tyrannical leaders. Instead it will be perceived as a sign of weakness, a cowering of the West towards the strength of Islam. It will encourage further extremism amongst the Islamic governments. It might lighten the hearts of citizens of Islamic countries to be portrayed differently - and rightly so. But the benefits of this would only be felt if these citizens had any human or legal or voting rights in their own countries. The consequences of appeasment would only be felt if Obama were appeasing Canada or Europe. It will have no effect upon Islamic regimes where the citizens have no rights and are seen as having no worth by their own leaders.
Obama out before leads everyone into WW3.
and those pedofile priests don't exist either. what's next Obama? Endorsing Islamic claim that terrorism around the world is response to Israeli occupation of the West Bank?
"history shows that no occupier will ever last"! Amen to that! Israel has been occupied by Arabs for over 1300 yrs already. PS.: so when will you yourself stop occupying the Aboregene*s land and leave it?
No nation is so wrapped up in terms and language as is Israel. The west bank is not the west bank. It is Judea and Samaria. Israelis say this even though most of the world has no idea what they are referring to. Nakba is a term that Israel has been struggling with. Israeli Arabs which recognize Nakba are railed against by Israels right wing Knesset on a regular basis. The word alone can get you in trouble. Terrorist is a great word. Palestinians who attack Israelis are always terrorists. In the late 40's, the Jewish groups which murdered and bombed civilians are never referred to as terrorists. They are resistance (heroes). In fact, Netanyahu joins ex-Irgun members to recognize the anniversary of the bombing of the King David Hotel. I could write a book about Israels selective(hypocritical) use of language.
the U.S. is armed up to its dandruff line! Obama made a promise not to use nuclear weapons against countries, that have no such weapons of mass destruction. Now that is comforting. How many such countries are there today btw.? And how many times around can one destroy the whole planet with such a weapon arsenal the U.S. has? Fear nought Americans; you*re well protected behind them....unlike some others.
This may lead to Obama's downfall in the next election. The American people know that radical Islam is still at war against the west yet Obama decides to ignore what we already know. Until the next attack, which will happen, when Obama will be forced to recognize the truth and call it what it is, Jihad by radical Islam against us all.
BIG problem in the pipeline.... With Obama pushing for censorship, I'm sure Google will be forced to follow the new rules. Most probably Google will move to Puerto Rico to still be able to serve their US clients, as they moved to Hong Kong for their Chinese clientele. I wonder which European country will do the same, probably France that has become so much closer to the US than, for instance, the UK. The Islamists world must be in total LOL mode. What's next, BHO? Call Israel "occupied Palestine"? Maybe experiment a bit with Sharia Law in North Dakota, and see where it goes from there?
what really astounds me is that idiots just don't put themselves in others shoes, lets say it's the muslims who are powerful and call christians terrorists and chrsitians are on a holy war, how would all the christians feel? mmmmmmm, i thought so, the day will come i fear when there will be a role reversal, history shows no occupier ever lasts, and that WILL include israel.
democracy and freedom fighters, huh, what a laugh, if the world keeps saying islamist terrorists as opposed to what country they actually were from it would be a different story, though the funny thing is that christians in this century have been the worst killers, add em all up folks, you'll be surprised as to has killed more than any other religion, and all in the name of god.
I can claim my ancesteral Christianity has started in the early 1st century, when my Jewish ancestors followed the Christ. What I use as a "Messiah" title is a "figure of speach", something called rehtoric in English literature. You can't understand the real Bible rhetoric like we do, because we live the same culture of the original Christ. When "a Camel passes from a needles eye", that is rhetoric, no Camel can pass from a needle eye, but the very very big creature passes from a very very tiny passage is what is meant by that verse, not the literal meaning. We in the Middle East try to exaggerate events to make our message clear, so hope you can undertand our background, which is similar to your Lord's background.
America,thanks to President Obama,has finally given into Islamic terrorism. Obama thinks that not mentioning Islam will cure all terror attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he will placate Ahmadinejad in the hope that he will give up his nuclear program. Hamas and hezbollah will give up their attempts to destroy Israel. Islamic sleepers around the world will wake up and give up their terrorist ways. The world at last will live in peace. Go for it Mr President.
obama continues to prove that he is either stupid or totally naive. he is not paving a way to peace as he seems to think.
You don't even know what the document says, but you're sure it has to be exclusively about US overseas operations in the Middle East and South Asia. There are other terrorists in the world. My prior post mentioned a few who, while waging their war of terror claim Christianity as their motivation. They are no more Christian than Osama bin Laden is Muslim. It's about power and religion is just an excuse. Shining Path in Japan was neither Christian nor Muslim. I'd bet the document doesn't use Christian or Crusade either. And probably leaves out the terms 'holy war' and 'kamikaze,' too.
So Obama's bankrupting America, is he? I guess you are blaming him for the bankers' greed which sent the world economy into turmoil, which happened on W's watch? Maybe you need a John and Jane book to explain it to you in little words.
the scores of antisemitic websites in the USA? The terms Jihad and Islam are self descriptions from those who murder Americans.
I voted for Obama for President.
Who longt will it take for Obama to release the stopper of the Guillotine on Israel. In the mean time it is inching down gathering momentum.
Obama is destroying the US on two fronts. Economically he's bankrupting the States and militarily he's has stopped the development and production of cutting edge weapons and has now changed its nuclear policy negatively. All of the above is of course great news for America's enemies. Naturally you don't say where you're from. Be brave and honest and we'll respect you more. Jane
how many more words will the thought police ban? totalitarian countries ban many words and invent some others.
about the West too? I understand Obama though. The American Muslim communities are becoming radical and extreme. There even are Muslim web-sites in the U.S.A, which spew out hatred towards the U.S.A. The American Muslims feel especially angered by financing the U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from their taxes. It is only a matter of time till their feelings start erupting through terrorism and violence in the U.S.A. The American Muslims are threatening the foundations of the U.S.A, so it is only natural of the U.S. adm. to make efforts not to wake the sleeping bear. What is upsetting is that instead of focusing on the enemy within, the U.S. talks "tough" to Israel in order to turn Israel to "a common enemy" the American Muslims and non-Muslims "share" as "united in negative attitude towards Israel". This is an old trick; to find a third party for two to "hate", they need not face their own inter-relational problems, which keeps the situation cool and steady.
lets name them for what they are: terrorists. same name = same "treatment". the only embarrassing thing is, that the muslim world never distanced themselves from that (religious) naming, stupidly taken over by the world. whatever the package is: at the end of the day its terrorism. sick people finding satisfaction in heineous killings. psychopaths with their applauding audience of perverts.
who are the americans fighting in afpak? let me guess. they are al qaeda and the taliban, two islamice terror groups who declare that they fight jihad. who is building a nuclear bomb in iran? it is the "islamic" republic of iran. the "islamic" republic of iran has been murdering and torturing its own people for the sake of maintaining an "islamic" republic. who is murdering innocents in iraq? sunni and shia islamic terrorists. of course, obama is only following the saudi propaganda line. the saudis proclame that the terrorists are not real muslims while financing radical muslim mosques and madrassas worldwide.
I doubt seriously you're christian especially if you're ready to accept a new Messiah. If you're so ready to accept a new messiah, i question whether you accepted the real One.
the world gets peaceful just by banning terms! wow! i'm impressed!
...Islam won! The US failed completely at bringing either of their two fronts, Iraq or Afghanistan, under the umbrella of peaceful American allies. Moslem radicals are the big power in both countries. So Obama made a very simple decision: if you can't beat'em, join'em! Just, one problem, Israel gets in the way. So the entire international community has decided to support Israel oh ever so much in public, and chip away at the country, bit by bit, in private. Netanyahu knows this and that's why he's fighting the US so hard. Unfortunately he's not very competent at politics, so he's going to lose bad for us. Oh well...
Obama is not only creating peace around the world , he also educating Americans how American is powerfull when they are fair to others. America is strong when u treat other people with respect and equal rights for all. Israel must wake up and join the world for peace or face economic sanction very soon.
The next Papal Bulla from the White Tent should order banning words "cancer" and "Ebola" from all official documents.
Obama is selling America and Israel to his brothers. the day has come when you cant call an an Islamic terrorist and islamic terrorist. Pretending Jihad does not exist only makes you weaker.
We had a terrorist in Kansas kill a doctor and "justify it with his Christian beliefs. We have a militia, the Hutaree, arrested for conspiracy to insurrection, from Michigan planning to kill cops and then bomb the funerals. They claimed Christian motives and a hope to bring on Armageddon. Then there was Tim McVey who bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City. Terrorism is not limited to a single religion. There are crackpots everywhere using religion as an excuse. Bush chose to focus on one group and let the other crazies thrive.
As a member of the Christian Palestinian Minority that lives in the Middle east, I see that Obama is using his power in the most positive way. He is a person worth leading not only the US, but Humanity in every sense. I feel safer today considering being surrounded by a sea of Moslems and some extreme right Jews who want to control East Jerusalem and the occupied territories. This man wants peace, and he starts with the reduction in US nuclear arsenal before he forces his opinion on others. He is intigrating civilizations rather than remoting clashes. All of his actions are showing that he is a person to lead the world. Welcome the new Messiah.