Q : Why does the media keep calling TERRORISTS the name insurgents?

Question

All these "insurgents" are is terrorists. Who can give me a clear concise answer? For those who dont get it, this war in Iraq is STILL the war on terrorism. Who else would use chlorine gas on innocent children, women, able- bodied men? God bless our troops, the true heroes of today, including Cindy Sheehan's son.

Answer 1

For the same reason they call illegal aliens immigrants.

Answer 2

Because not all insurgents are terrorists. An 'insurgent' is a member of a political party who rebels against established leadership. A 'terrorist' is a radical who employs terror as a political weapon.
The insurgents who used chlorine to kill innocent people, and those who kill innocents with car bombs are indeed terrorists.
Those who simply kill invading U.S. troops are insurgents (they're resisting invaders, and aren't terrorists unless they kill innocent people to impose terror).

The war in Iraq isn't the war on terrorism. It's Bush's war on Muslims.

God bless our troops, the Iraqis, the Insurgents, and the People.

Answer 3

you have a good point there. you certainly scored on the vocabulary. the trouble is who uses what term -- depends exactly on which side that particular media represents -- the left, the right or the journalist's opinion or none of the previous ones. difficult to state --it depends on the context. as for your bringing up the second issue of "chemical use" there too..you make a good point --but honestly there are so many issues in a war --it is like dissecting "a bird" to find out where the sound comes from.....it is a whole issue and not a particular issue. PS. If I were your age i would run for office. Hope it helps. thanks for the good question/s.

Answer 4

Because the liberal media want to soften the name so they can blast the war more effectively. They are killers, murderers, or terrorists. Insurgents takes the human aspect out of it.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Terrorists flew planes into the WTC
Insurgents are fighting an invader to THEIR country.

Answer 7

Insurgents makes one believe that they are defending themselves. The liberal media sees the US as oppressive. Why else is their work so sympathetic?

Answer 8

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/insurgents

insurgent: 2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.

Since the the insurgents are against the US, they are called terrorists because the rest of the country is following the govt.