The appropriately named Carlos van Meek, editor of Al Jazeera English, has sent out a memo cautioning his writers not to use words like "terrorist", "extremist", "militant", or "jihad" when writing about militant, extremist terrorists when they are on their mission of jihad.
https://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/al-jazeera-english-bans-employees-from-using-terms-jihad-islamist-radical/
"One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter."
ISIS Freedom fighters
Boko Haram freedom fighters with captive soldiers
Boston freedom fighters
Freedom fighter air force
At any rate, I commend Mr van Meek for sending out the memo in English so all of Al Jazeera's Western writers will adhere to the new policy.
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