"war on" phraseology

Some Examples

 * war on drugs
 * war on freedom
 * war on poverty
 * war on terror
 * war on Christmas
 * war on Christians

Published Works

 * John Gibson, "The War on Christmas," Sentinel (Penguin Group), October 20, 2005, ISBN 1595230165

Undated Material

 * "get your war on,"
 * "War on Iraq," AlterNet.
 * "The Republican War on Science," waronscience.com.
 * "The War on the Press," FreePress.net.

2003

 * Matthew Cooper, Massimo Calabresi and John F. Dickerson, "A War on Wilson? Inside the Bush Administration's feud with the diplomat who poured cold water on the Iraq-uranium connection," TIME, July 17, 2003.

2005

 * Eric Alterman, "Bush's War on the Press," The Nation, April 21, 2005 (May 9, 2005 issue).
 * Amy Fagan and Stephen Dinan, "DeLay declares 'victory' in war on budget fat," Washington Times, September 14, 2005.
 * Barton Gellman, "Recruits Sought for Porn Squad," Washington Post, September 20, 2005: "The FBI is joining the Bush administration's War on Porn. And it's looking for a few good agents."
 * "O'Reilly: 'War' on Christmas part of 'secular progressive agenda' that includes 'legalization of narcotics, euthanasia, abortion at will, gay marriage'," Media Matters for America, November 21, 2005. Audio and Video clips.
 * Jeremy Scahill, "The War on Al Jazeera," The Nation, December 1, 2005 (December 19, 2005 issue).

2006

 * Tony Mauro, "Alabama Judge Declares War on U.S. Supreme Court. State justice says colleagues should 'actively resist' juvenile death penalty ruling," Legal Times (Law.com), March 3, 2006.
 * Doug Thompson, "Bush declares war on freedom of the press," Capitol Hill Blue, March 6, 2006.
 * Bill Berkowitz, "War on Christians"?, Media Transparency, March 22, 2006.
 * Gary Pettus, "War on comedy is on Cruise control," The Clarion-Ledger, March 23, 2006.