Terrorism-baiting

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'''Terrorism-baiting''' is a neologism, coined as a parallel to [[Red-baiting]], referring to the practice of [[Poisoning the well|trying to discredit critics]] of the [[United States]]' current [[Middle East]]ern foreign policy by [[Argument by assertion|falsely asserting]] that the critics are in league with, [[Useful idiot|duped by]], or otherwise sympathetic to [[terrorists]]. As with Red-baiting, the term can be used fallaciously, particularly when used with regard to actual terrorist sympathizers such as [[Ward Churchill]], Fahad Hashmi, or [[Anjem Choudary]] of [[Islam4UK]].

Terrorism-baiting is largely performed by [[right-wing]] elected officials<ref>[http://likethedew.com/2011/06/10/time-to-resign/ Interview with Ian Almond]</ref> and spokespeople for conservative groups, which means that the targets of it are mostly those who are disfavored by the right-wing, specifically [[leftist]]s and [[Muslim]]s.{{efn|[[Islamophobia|Especially Muslims]], as Western conservatives [[War on Terror|tend to have difficulty]] with comprehending the fact that Muslims in general are ''not'' a tribe of [[Jihad|bloodthirsty maniacs]].{{fact|joke}} (They also tend to get "Muslim" and "Arab" mixed up.{{fact|joke}})}}

Examples of terrorism-baiting are:
*Representative Chip Cravaack's ([[Republican|R]]-[[MN]]) denouncing the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a terrorist group during the March 2011 hearings held by known sympathizer of the terrorist Provisional Irish Republican Army, Representative [[Peter King]] (R-[[NY]],<ref>[http://wizbangblog.com/2014/01/05/rep-peter-king-is-a-supporter-of-terrorists/ Rep. Peter King is a supporter of terrorists]</ref> on the 'radicalization' of American Muslims.<ref>[http://politicalcorrection.org/blog/201008030006 Rep. Peter King Contradicts Himself While Muslim-Baiting] ''Political Correction''. August 3, 2010.</ref>
*[[Georgia]] Attorney General Sam Olens’s May 24, 2011 accusation that the [[Georgia]] State Progressive Student Alliance was being manipulated by terrorists when it made a public records request for information about Georgia State University’s Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) program.<ref>[http://www.gsusignal.com/news/students-rally-against-gilee-1.2374197 Students rally against GILEE]  Mishall Rehman. ''The Signal''. October 19, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.archive.org/details/20110527GILEE Progressive Student Alliance Hold Press Conference Regarding GILEE Open Records Request] (May 27, 2011)</ref>
*[[Green-baiting]] can sometimes involve terrorism-baiting, as environmental advocates are often portrayed as members of [[ecoterrorism|ecoterrorist]] organizations like [[ALF]]. Fossil-fuel funded companies such as the [[Heartland Institute]] have also used this tactic.

==External links==
*[http://civic.moveon.org/mediacorps//mediacorps7.html Letter from MoveOn.org] condemning Sean Hannity’s terrorism-baiting of Professor Stephen Zunes.
*[http://www.archive.org/details/20110527GILEE Progressive Student Alliance Hold Press Conference Regarding GILEE Open Records Request] (May 27, 2011)

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