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10:28 AM, Mar 16, 2009 • By JOHN MCCORMACK

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Since the Obama administration announced in a federal court filing on Friday that it is abandoning the term "enemy combatants," the blogosphere has been working hard to think of a suitable term for the folks currently being detained at Gitmo: "undocumented freedom fighters"? "friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated"? "guys who could use a really big hug"?

A TWS friend passes along a few more suggestions:

-Unpleasant fellows
-Strategic competitors
-Smart power resisters
-Those who misunderstand what "yes we can" is supposed to mean
-Undocumented outdoorsmen

There really are endless possibilities for a kinder label.

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