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CNN DOBBS ON HOT SEAT AFTER CALL FOR WAR ON '
ISLAMISTS'
CNN star Lou Dobbs hit maximum controversy after calling for a
'War Against Islamists.'
Dobbs made the comments Wednesday evening during the opening
segment of his MONEYLINE program, which airs worldwide on
CNN.
Dobbs: "The government and media for the past nine months have
called this a war against terror. So have we here.
But terror is not the enemy.
It is what the enemy wants to achieve.
So on this broadcast, we are making a change... in the interests
of clarity and honesty.
The enemies in this war are radical Islamists who argue all non-
believers in their faith must be killed.
They are called Islamists.
That's why we are abandoning the phrase, "War Against Terror".
Let us be clear. This is not a war against Muslims or Islam.
It is a war against Islamists and all who support them.
If ever there were a time for clarity, it is now.
We hope our new policy is a step in that direction."
The comments immediately ignited angry phone calls to CNN,
according to insiders.
With stunned viewers from Arab countries registering strong
complaints.
The Dobbs comments -- which were not labeled commentary --
remained intact during reruns of MONEYLINE.
CNN News Group Chairman Walter Isaacson and Dobbs on
Thursday both agreed that Dobbs should explore the "War Against
Islamists" -- but in the commentary portion of his show.
Developing...
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