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Jeneral2885

(1,354 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 10:28 AM Aug 2015

Truly I want to see Corbyn negotiate with Daesh

really. Since he might be leader or still be in a position of power and popular support. You people accuse me of hyperboles, fine, Make him the peace envoy to Daesh. Stop whole conflict.

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Truly I want to see Corbyn negotiate with Daesh (Original Post) Jeneral2885 Aug 2015 OP
Words matter pscot Aug 2015 #1
Corbin negotiating pscot Aug 2015 #2

pscot

(21,024 posts)
1. Words matter
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 10:36 AM
Aug 2015
The term “Daesh” is strategically a better choice because it is still accurate in that it spells out the acronym of the group’s full Arabic name, al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham. Yet, at the same time, “Daesh” can also be understood as a play on words — and an insult. Depending on how it is conjugated in Arabic, it can mean anything from “to trample down and crush” to “a bigot who imposes his view on others.” Already, the group has reportedly threatened to cut out the tongues of anyone who uses the term.


https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/10/09/words-matter-isis-war-use-daesh/V85GYEuasEEJgrUun0dMUP/story.html
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