Fox News Channel has had a policy for the past two years or so to refer to all suicide bombings as “homicide bombings.” Their intention is to focus on the victims, instead of the perpetrators. Of course, in the process, they destroy the one thing about the phrase “suicide bomber” that differentiates it from any other bombing: the suicide.
All bombings are meant to cause harm to life and/or property. A suicide bombing is different in that the bomber purposely dies in the blast. Now, with the most recent suicide bombing in Iraq, they have taken their terminology twisting to new levels. The most recent bombing killed more than 60, some of whom were very young children. Fox News has started referring to the incident as an “infanticide bombing.”
I have no words…