We must never accept the premise that they put forward because it is a lie.

They are not religious leaders.

They're terrorists.

This week, President Obama states his position in a roiling debate about how to describe

those who commit acts of terror.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media.

I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield. In the aftermath of

the Chapel Hill shooting, Middle Eastern commentators accuse their American counterparts of double

standards. Arabs and Muslims want to have an influence of how their religion is portrayed in

the American media. Right now, it's being hijacked by extremists like ISIS.

And why the American governments and media's focus on the threat of Islamic extremism

might be dangerously misguided.

More people have been killed by the American radical right than jihadists of any kind since 9-11.

There's more coming up after this.

From WNYC in New York, this, this is on the media. I'm Brooke Gladstone.

And I'm Bob Garfield. This was the week of Islamo consciousness.

Shooting rampages in Denmark and North Carolina, one with a Muslim suspect and one with Muslim victims,

raised angry questions of prejudice and double standards in the coverage of violent crime.

Meanwhile, the cautious language surrounding a White House summit on suppressing extremism saw its national security agenda overshadowed by a highly politicized debate over language,

namely the accusation that political correctness

has trumped political reality in confronting radical Islam.

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