Government
Feb. 27, 2007
Words and Ideas Are Power in the War on Terrorism
Forum Column - By Donald J. Kochan - The U.S. just started translating the foundational documents of its democracy into Arabic and should continue to do so, writes a law professor, because ideas are the strongest weapons the country has.
By Donald J. Kochan
Ideas are a powerful tool for progress, but only if they can be used without censorship and challenged without punishment. As much of the war on terror involves a cultural conflict - a battle that is lost in translation - words matter toward the success of that effort.
Many of the battle's components - "universal" truths...
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