Newsflash: They AIN'T "insurgents"

Now, most of these definitions require some level of organization or planning. They also require a strategic purpose or goal. The attacks in Iraq simply don't have a strategic purpose.

Insurgencies differ from terrorism in that the primary attacks of insurgents are military, while the primary attacks of terrorists are civilians. Terrorism has the goal of frightening the public against action against the terrorists. This is why terrorists strike in busses, in malls, in synagogues and mosques, in crowded shopping center.

The intent of the media in labelling the actions "insurgency" is clear. While we, as Americans, may have a short memory, the image of the twin towers crashing to the ground is an image that is, and will be, indelibly etched in our minds until we no longer draw breath. On that day, and on the days that followed, we almost unilaterally resolved to fight terrorism wherever it rears its ugly head.

So by sanitizing it, by giving it a more appealing name, the MSM can rally public opinion AGAINST the actions of our troops. By casting Mohammed as Che Guevara, or a similarly enigmatic, idealistic crusader against oppression, our troops become villains, and their cause, evil. When the mask is removed and these monsters revealed for what they are, however, we cannot rally such public sentiment.