Word GAMES, Iraq CIVIL WAR --

[nolies32fouettes]

IT's ridiculous that the administration is continueing their wordsmithing about CIVIL WAR. Let's just call it "Mayhem" or "the dead zone" or something.

Either way, lots of links at that link.

http://progressiveu.org/020045-word-games-civil-war-or-not-a-civil-war

[Mist]

1. This is an administration that understands the power of being able to "frame"

issues. (I.e., "inheritance tax" becomes "death tax," and many other examples.) They get in a snit when someone other than themselves uses words in an unapproved way.

[Mendocino]

2. Orwellian doublespeak at work.

Healthy Forests=logging

Clear Skies=air pollution

Wise Use=exploitation

Climate Change=global warming

[nolies32fouettes]

4. true. of course framing doesn't equal facts

like when they refused to say 'privatization' becuase people wouldn't approve of that.

[MiniMe]

3. One reason is that if Iraq is in a civil war, our strategy is wrong

Sorry, don't have a link, I heard it on AAR yesterday.

In a civil war, you don't want to be training the Army and handing out weapons to the Iraqi's. I just love WH responses, it isn't a civil war because it is on *'s agenda to talk to Maliki about. Geez, talk about twisted logic.

[nolies32fouettes]

5. nuts! thanks for the info

[radfringe]

6. if we call it CHAOS

does that make bush max smart?

for those not familar with Max Smart -- go to THE GOOGLE and search the internets for GET SMART TV SHOW

[nolies32fouettes]

7. choas works. still stupid framing. It goes under,

They think we're stupid...