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Roundup

Bush Administration Misuses the Word "Caliphate" [4min]

Historian and commentator James Reston, Jr. takes issue with the recent use of the word "caliphate." As part of our ongoing series of commentaries on the war of Iraq, Reston says U.S. officials have misrepresented the concept as a threatening stance by Arabs.

Read entire article at NPR "Morning Edition"