Don't think I've seen this on here... if so, sorry for the repost as it is a bit old. A co-worker just passed this on earlier in the week.

'Jihadist' booted from government lexicon

By MATTHEW LEE – Apr 24, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't call them jihadists any more.

And don't call al-Qaida a movement.

The Bush administration has launched a new front in the war on terrorism, this time targeting language.

Federal agencies, including the State Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Counter Terrorism Center, are telling their people not to describe Islamic extremists as "jihadists" or "mujahedeen," according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. Lingo like "Islamo-fascism" is out, too.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...DCXrwD908CUGO0