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Daily Archives: May 15th, 2011

The Times uses the “M” word

When the United States uses them, they’re “contractors”. When the same contractors work for the United Arab Emirates, the Times finds the courage to use the right word: mercenaries. Words do make a difference. We don’t need “ethnic cleansing”, when “genocide” will do, and no one ever calls them “Hessian contractors”. Erik Prince, the paymaster […]