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AP’s Verbal Gymnastics

AP’s verbal gymnastics to avoid using the word “terror” have come full circle with this warped photo caption: Militants of the Kadima party stand next to portraits of acting prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, and…

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AP’s verbal gymnastics to avoid using the word “terror” have come full circle with this warped photo caption:

Militants

Militants of the Kadima party stand next to portraits of acting prime minister Ehud Olmert, right, and ailing prime minister Ariel Sharon at the Kadima headquarters in Jerusalem Wednesday March 22, 2006. The centrist party Kadima (forward in English) was founded by Ariel Sharon in Nov. 2006 after leaving the right-wing Likud party and is the front-runner in the polls for the upcoming March 28 general elections. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Why weren’t they called “activists” instead?

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