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To: MrLucky who wrote (15831)	4/4/2006 11:16:50 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541735

Did you realize Mr Bush calls them insurgents? DANG him for being so antiAmerican.

To: MrLucky who wrote (15831)	4/4/2006 11:34:53 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541735

The post didn't call them "freedom fighters." It called them "armed insurgents." You're twisting that Wiki definition. The related words aren't meant to be precise synonyms. "Freedom fighters" is a subset of "insurgents," not a synonym. I've been reading the Post for decades. I was quite sure that it would not call them "freedom fighters."

To: MrLucky who wrote (15831)	4/4/2006 11:48:25 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541735

I hardly think one uses the third option in Wikipedia as a definitive meaning source in this discussion. It's, of course, the only one that carries heavy evaluative tones. Doesn't sound like the Washington Post's choice of meanings.