Gordon Brown Closes Eyes, Plugs Ears, Opens Mouth and Buries Head (in that order)

Coming out of the UK today, new British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made it plainly clear where he stands in the debate on Islamic terrorism.

From the Daily Express:

Gordon Brown has banned ministers from using the word “Muslim” in ­connection with the ­terrorism crisis.

The Prime Minister has also instructed his team – including new Home Secretary Jacqui Smith – that the phrase “war on ­terror” is to be dropped.

The shake-up is part of a fresh attempt to improve community relations and avoid offending Muslims, adopting a more “consensual” tone than existed under Tony Blair.

However, the change provoked claims last night that ministers are indulging in yet more political correctness.

Apparently the first item on the Brown's to do list is to ignore the common bond of the terrorists--a rather novel approach to both law enforcement and international warfare.

Secondly, Gordon feels a need to coddle the Muslim community while arguably releasing it from any responsibilty it might feel toward cleaning up the mess. I have blown many a gasket these past few years over the vast majority of Muslims who bite their tongues while witnessing the hijacking of their peaceful religion, and Brown's chosen path here will do nothing to change that.

Finally, I suppose, Brown will jettison any other terms that might offend certain identity groups such as "football hooligans." Those polo players can be one tough lot and it wouldn't be fair to saddle soccer fans with all the bad publicity.

Thanks to The Religion of Peace.