JOHN GOLDHAMMER writes to us from Seattle, WA, USA, this week about the importance of how language is used and we're proud to have him offer his OpEd in our long-running RDR section. Here's a quick snippet for you:

Like the perpetual "War on Drugs," labeling our efforts to find a group of psychopaths a "War on Terror" was a plunge into a linguistic bottomless pit, another potentially endless pursuit of an impossible goal. Moreover, these three notorious words, similar to some corporate logo, appear everywhere, attached to every imaginable circumstance, creating all manner of serious, long-term consequences including justification for trampling on fundamental civil liberties, waging preemptive wars, fomenting a continuous state of public apprehension, alienating our long-term allies and significantly increasing hatred, distrust and fear of the US. We had the civilized world on our side right after 9-11 but instead we managed to alienate important friends and allies around the world in a matter of months -- supreme arrogance and political stupidity!

It's an opinion worth considering. Especially as the U.S. election draws near.

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