> maybe I should never used the word terrorist in my explanation
That's obviously the problem. When I read he said he wasn't a terrorist I thought "uh-oh, this isn't going to end well".
The US have this very strange custom of having "forbidden words" -- words that can't be said on TV and/or words that can't be said in an ordinary conversation. Those words are alluded-to with their initial: F-word, S-word, N-word, etc.
That's obviously the problem. When I read he said he wasn't a terrorist I thought "uh-oh, this isn't going to end well".
The US have this very strange custom of having "forbidden words" -- words that can't be said on TV and/or words that can't be said in an ordinary conversation. Those words are alluded-to with their initial: F-word, S-word, N-word, etc.
The T-word needs to be added to that list.