Monday, June 04, 2007

Why Not "MilitiaMan"?

A Pal. was described by the NYTimes thus:-

Muhammad Farahati, 22, a militant affiliated with both the pro-Fatah Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades militia and the group Islamic Jihad.


Hey, if you write that he belonged to a militia, why term him a "militant"?

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