Misleads

The Headline: "Bus Riders: It was a Homicide Bomb". The way this is worded makes it sound like the bus riders have said they think the attack on the London bus on 7/7 was a "homicide" bomb. But what did they actually say?

They said the guy just sat down and the explosion happened. They thought it was a suicide bomber.

Right - they never said homicide bomber at all. For those who think I'm picking on Fox because they're right-wing, imagine this: The NY Times interviews some victims, who say "We were attacked by terrorists", then puts up a headline that says "Victims say: It was militants". Sense any difference there? This is part of Fox's nonsensical idea to call suicide bombers "homicide bombers", which gives no information whatsover. What kind of bomber ISN'T a homicide bomber, a fireworks maker? What's the difference between the guy on the bus and the one who left bombs with timers on the trains, are they not both "homicide bombers"? Whoever came up with the style rule on suicide bomber terminology should be beaten soundly with a dictionary. (source: Fox).