Militants

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community:

When governments want to rid themselves of some problem group one SOP is to label the group "Militants". The US media will always pay along to the point that you can tell whether a group has US support or not by watching for the term. "Militants" and were against them. "War-Lord" is another term for those we don't support and also "Terrorist" but,..  "Rebel" or "Freedom Fighter" and usually we're for them.

Palestinians are always "militants" or "terrorists". Israelis are either "Israeli military" or "Settlers"

Syrians we support are "rebels" those we don't are "militants" or "terrorists"

I remember in the late 90's in a former Soviet area, maybe Georgia (south Ossetia??). There was a rebellion that Russia crushed. The US Media jumped on "Freedom Fighter" or "Rebel" label for the breakaway group but within a few days the US and Russia made a deal and the "freedom fighters" became "War-Lords".

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