Orwell would be proud

George Orwell must be smiling. Sure, he was off by about 20 years but, what's 20 years among friends. Islamo Fascism, the president and Karl Rove would have us believe that these are the Jihadist of lo those many days ago. These "Fascist," W says are the bane of our existence. Words matter, and if there are Islamo Fascist they are our allies: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman and the U.R.E., to name a few.

These are autocratic or dictatorial regimes that are Islamic nations. These countries rule by force and are economically controlled by these same rulers. If this isn't the definition of Islamo Fascism than what is? Not only is W corrupting our global image and good will but he and Rove are corrupting our language to suit their ends. Are they so desperate as to consciously miss-use the bedrock of a free society: Free speech and language, apparently so.

This administration loves to conflate issues and problems. Think of it as bundling. Like the way they turn small campaign contributions into large gifts to campaigns and party accounts. This most recent noteworthy example. The taking down of the conspiracy to blow up several airline flights from Britain to the U.S. How does W and Rove get away with taking any credit for that? It was Great Britain and Pakistan that worked that problem. The U.S. was kept informed at the highest levels but even they didn't tell too many people for fear of a leak.

And yet the president and Rove turn this into another victory by our administration against the (evil doers, oops I mean the Islamo Fascist) ones that hate us for our freedom. The solution in Sy Hearsch's recent New Yorker article is to bomb Iran. Because Iran and Osama and Hezbollah are all part of the bigger war on Terror, or is it Islamo Fascism? I'm getting confused.