The post below is an excerpt of an email published on the Counterterrorism blog, regarding alleged efforts by the government to airbrush the term jihad from the American lexicon:

As a Muslim trying to help America defend itself against the Islamist jihad, I am outraged that our government is letting us down so badly by cozying up to the enemy. I have seen this happen in my home country and in so many other places, but I never thought it would happen here. I dont ever want to hear people asking me where are the truly moderate Muslims but the rest of us anti-Islamists are waiting (sadly and in a terribly frustrated way) for the next attack, which may (once again) force the oh, lets not hurt our enemys feelings crowds to open their eyes and see the reality. I sincerely hope it wont be too late by then. What I really dont understand is what on earth happened to the Americans having the guts to stand up to evil? Why is America following in Europe s footsteps of appeasement?