As a word it most certainly does.

The relationship is what it is and how it is perceived, but the term makes quite clear that people wish to disassociate crimes in the name of religion with ones in the name of this particular religion.

Just because those on the left, whatever that means, see this, we capitalist super rich bastards see it too...

Just sanctimonious bigots who seem to have won the term then. We seem to be stuck with a word that sounds suspiciously like a term that means something else entirely.... mmm. although BBC Radio 4 World at One today pointed to Islamist forces being a threat to Muslims in Iraq. At least they are defining and explaining. After all, simple folk already make the link, as can be seen on this and other threads...