Friday morning I was listening to a little news blurb on a talk radio station and I heard something a little disconcerting. The newscaster was talking about American soldiers in Iraq finding a couple of active Al Qaeda cells and they referred to them as "militias".
Maybe there's a reason for this that I'm not aware of, but I can tell you my first thought was that they are trying to emotionally and mentally link the word "militia" with an anti-American connotation in the minds of the people.
Anybody else hear this or know of a legitimate reason why they'd use that term in regards to Al Qaeda or insurgents?
Maybe there's a reason for this that I'm not aware of, but I can tell you my first thought was that they are trying to emotionally and mentally link the word "militia" with an anti-American connotation in the minds of the people.
Anybody else hear this or know of a legitimate reason why they'd use that term in regards to Al Qaeda or insurgents?