Please Update Your Dictionaries: "Blood Diamonds" Is Being Replaced With the Softer & Gentler Term "Conflict Diamonds"

We've seen numerous instances of situational semantics throughout the Bush years. Recent examples are Bush's claim that we do not "torture" or the Pentagon's claim that White Phosphorous is not a chemical weapon.

This disease, we now learn, is spreading faster than the avian flu. What we liberals have been calling "Blood Diamonds" - the diamonds being mined in Africa that are fueling violence and war - are now to be called "Conflict Diamonds" according to this piece in the AFP quoting the human rights group Global Witness.

Yeah, that phrase really gets the imagery across!!!