ODNI Wants to Ban Use of 'Jihadist,' 'Radical Islamist' as 'Hurtful'

The United States' top intelligence agency wants to ban its spies from using "biased language," including the terms "radical Islamists" and "jihadist," saying these words "are hurtful to Muslim-Americans and detrimentally impact our efforts as they bolster extremist rhetoric," according to a language guide published internally.

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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), which is responsible for handling the country's spy apparatus, seeks to ban a range of common terms because it says they offend Muslims and foment racism against employees. In addition to terms describing Islamic terrorists, ODNI instructs employees to avoid phrases such as "blacklisted," "cakewalk," "brown bag," "grandfathered," and "sanity check."

Ed Morrissey

Apparently, ODNI wants to emphasize the ironic sense of "intelligence." Which is more harmful to Americans -- the term "radical Islamist" or actual radical Islamists?

By the way, let's recall that we use the term "radical Islamists" to distinguish the extremists from the broader Muslim population. 

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