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Here's even more from The Brussels Journal:

The European Commission currently employs 20 terminologists, one for each official language, to advise translators how to handle not only EU policy jargon such as "subsidiarity,” but also sensitive words like "terrorism.”

Apparently these well-paid EU civil servants have nothing better to do than to put George Orwell’s 1984 into practice. Hence, in order not to alienate young Muslims the term "Islamic terrorism” is to be replaced by "terrorism abusing Islam.” The EU will have to invent a European "newspeak,” which we had better call not a lexicon but the EU’s "B vocabulary.” As Orwell wrote:

The B vocabulary consisted of words which had been deliberately constructed for political purposes: words, that is to say, which not only had in every case a political implication, but were intended to impose a desirable mental attitude upon the person using them.

I have, however, a concrete question for the EU civil servants.

A few weeks ago, Abdul Rahman, an Afghan convert to Christianity was condemned to death by an Afghan judge on the basis of the following Quran verse:

They wish that you reject Faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you all become equal (like one another). So take not Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) from them, till they emigrate in the Way of Allâh (to Muhammad SAW). But if they turn back (from Islâm), take (hold) of them and kill them wherever you find them, and take neither Auliyâ' (protectors or friends) nor helpers from them. (An-Nisa 4:89)

What terms will the EU have us use when a similar case occurs in the future? Is this judge an "Islamic judge” or "a judge who abuses Islam”? And is An-Nisa 4:89 a "Quran verse” or "a verse that abuses the Quran”?

By the way, how many Afghan embassies were burned these past weeks by angry Muslims who are outraged because the Afghan judge insulted the prophet Muhammad and his peaceful religion? Maybe there were scores of them but our islamophobic media simply refused to report on it.

As a public service here are a few headlines in the new Politically Correct Version and the corresponding translation into a language known as "truth": Maligned and isolated Mideast nation promises struggle against evil invaders with faithful worshippers willing to suffer death to protect the meager sources of warmth and light of their country.
or in plain English: IRAN has formed battalions of suicide bombers to hit American and British targets if its nuclear installations are attacked. Click on Photo for update to this story.

Misunderstood abuser of Islam falls to pieces in his search for spiritual martyrdom defending his home.
Or in plain English
Palestinian militant blew himself up in the deadliest suicide bombing of the last 20 months. Hamas says it was self-defense.

Sources: MSN News, Dhimmi watch, EU wants to be caring and understanding.
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