Call them Werewolves
<p>The blogosphere has shown some ability to change the terms and<br />
terminology of the terror-war debate in the U.S.  It&#8217;s time for a bit<br />
of meme-hacking.  Let&#8217;s see if we can displace terms like &#8220;insurgent&#8221;<br />
or &#8220;Saddam loyalist&#8221; with one that conveys the true depth of evil we<br />
are facing.  I have a candidate to propose.</p>
<p>A little more than sixty years ago, the U.S. and its allies went to<br />
war another psychopathic, mass-murdering dictator &mdash; Adolf<br />
Hitler.  In 1944, as the Third Reich was collapsing, the SS organized<br />
a Nazi resistance to commit assassinations, sabotage and guerrilla<br />
warfare behind Allied lines.  The parallels in organization and<br />
tactics with Baathist-holdout activity in Iraq are <a href='http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m1373/10_50/66157021/p1/article.jhtml'>very<br />
close</a>.</p>
<p>It is a matter of record from Saddam Hussein&#8217;s autobiography that<br />
he admired Hitler&#8217;s ruthless efficiency and sought to emulate it.  We<br />
should revive for these remnant Baathist thugs the term, redolent of<br />
willful evil and darkness, that the Nazi resistance fighters used for<br />
themselves.</p>
<p>Call them <b>werewolves</b>.  It&#8217;s what they deserve.</p>
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