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What to call the theocratic state in Syria and Iraq? Calling it the "Islamic State" endorses their claim to represent Islam. That's dubious, since most Muslims say otherwise; it also plays into their hands.

Since it stands for a twisted and distorted version of Islam, it is really a pseudo-Islamic state. Thus, I propose PISSI, for Pseudo-Islamic State of Syria and Iraq.

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Veterans of the Bush forces are suing to get precise information about where DU (dirty uranium) weapons were used, to gauge whether they were exposed to this carcinogen.