War By Any Other Name

July 29, 2005

This week, we learned that the war on terrorism may soon be a thing of the past. Not that militants are laying down their suicide bombs, or that the U.S. is making peace with its enemies. It's just that the phrase "war on terrorism" is being retired. From now on, it will officially be referred to as the "struggle against violent extremism." Brooke speaks with CIA counterterrorism veteran Michael Scheuer about the semantic overhaul.


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