Terms like Islamic radicalism and Islamic extremist are no longer being used by the Obama administration, leaving many counterterrorism experts concerned.
Critics argue that in order to fight terrorism, the term has to be properly defined.
A recent report by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy claims the White House has ignored the role of religion in motivating terrorists.
CBN News spoke with terrorism analyst Daveed Gartenstein-Ross about the use of less direct terms when it comes to describing terror groups and violent attacks.
Targeting Terrorism
By naming terrorist, Islamic,Christian, Catholic, homegrown, is giving them what they want “credit for their acts”. Which supports their cause. To refer to them as just “terrorist” takes their cause out of the picture. Makes good sense to me.