Saddam Co-Defendant's Lawyer Kidnapped and Murdered, New York Times uses the T-word

The New York Times International reports that one of the lawyers for a Saddam Co-Defendent was kidnapped and murdered late Thursday.

"Mr. Janabi had been dragged from his office by men who identified themselves as Interior Ministry employees. He was taken into a car, and about an hour later, found dead. The news agency said armed men had entered the Mr. Janabi's office Thursday evening, about two hours after the breaking of the daytime fast that marks the Muslim holy month of Ramadan."

This is a tragic turn of events, no doubt, even when considering the horrible crimes Saddam and his henchmen have committed. What I find interesting however is the fact that the New York Times, a bastion of liberalism commits a taboo later in the story by using the "t-word" or terrorist as opposed to the more anti-war synonym, insurgent. They are summing up recent events and drop the t-word when describing two kills by Marines in Iraq.

"Marines killed two terrorists and detained four others suspected of involvement in the attack after the bombing, the.[their typo] government said."

Wow! Heads will roll! The typo (a period after "the") is nothing compared to a liberal paper like the Times implying that those killed by Marines were actually terrorists as opposed to "insurgents" "defending" themselves from the "evil US occupiers".

Cross-posted at GOP3.com:The Triumvirate.