Ever wonder what the media means when they use certain words to describe what’s going on with Islam and Muslims? Well here’s the secret dictionary to help you sort things out:

modernize: absorb western culture and secular “democracy”
moderate Muslim: US government lackey
progressive Muslim: “Muslim”
fundamentalist Muslim: Muslim
democratic Israel: racist apartheid state
terrorists: Muslims
terrorists (in Israel): Palestinians
freedom: do what ever you want so long as you do what the US tell you to do.
elections: a chance to affirm your support for US sponsored candidates
Caliphate: Islamic conspiracy for world domination
radical Muslims: Muslims who want independent foreign policy
Islamists: Muslims who think Muslim societies should be run by sharia law.
radical Islamists: Muslims who want to do something about it.
interrogation: torture
Islamic reform: conversion to Christianity
anti-Semite: Non-Jewish Critic of Israel
self-hating Jew: Jewish Critic of Israel
collateral damage: Massacring civilians “unintentionally”
terrorism: Massacring civilians “intentionally”
peace process: photo-op
terrorist target: wedding party
random checks: Middle Eastern looking fellows only.
expert on Islam: Islamophobe
expert on Terrorism: Mossad (Israeli CIA) agent

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