Is it a “suicide bomber” or a “homicide bomber?”
Which is the correct phrase — and what issues are involved in choosing what to call a person who blows him/her/itself up and anyone of any age, race, religious or sex around him/her/it to make a political statement?
Guarding The Henhouse takes a serious, thoughtful look at this issue.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.