Faux Is Very Dangerous! Their Propaganda War On Islam Is Broadcast Unfiltered ALL OVER THE WORLD

[Turborama]

Oops! This was meant to be a reply to this OP containing Cenk's excellent article about Faux news: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8976729

LOL

Anyway, edited to make it as a standalone thread now it's here...

He should do a piece about how Faux is broadcast unfiltered 24/7 AROUND THE WORLD! 84 broadcasters in Pakistan carry Faux news, for example. Here's the full list: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184837,00.html

And here's http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8960115&mesg_id=8960507">the post I was trying to share with Tom

I think, in fact I know he'll find it very interesting how Faux is the ONLY American 'news' channel that is broadcast unfiltered spewing out their hatred ALL OVER THE WORLD.

What I find really worrying is this "http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x494462">war on Islam", that the Reich-wing are proclaiming, is being broadcast all over the world!

And they are giving the impression that Al Qaeda are right when they use the propaganda that America is at war with Islam, as http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x495639">Joe Scab's guest said and as did http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x495315">Keith's guest the other night (I'm terrible with names and haven't got time to watch the videos in those links again).

CNN International are covering it: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/16/obama.islamic.center.politics/index.html

Al Jazeera English are covering it: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/08/201081422058404426.html

And Faux news is 'covering' it, obviously.

What makes it worse is that Faux news is broadcast unfiltered all over the world.

For example, in Pakistan there are http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184837,00.html">84 different broadcasters pumping out Faux news' fearmongering extreme Islamophobia unfiltered 24/7. (Of course, that was until the horrific events that started 2 weeks ago, who knows how many people even have electricity at the moment). Apart from everything else, this is most likely a major reason for the anti-American sentiment there.

The point I'm making is, what must the Muslims across the world be making of all this American hatred towards their religion that's being spewed out of their TVs?

PS If you haven't seen it yet, I recommend watching this video by ObamaComma:

Terror Babies. No, it's not National Inquirer, it's National Republican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOu8ofb6L0g

I posted it here in the videos forum: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x496141



http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/us/08mosque.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw">NYT On The Fear & Hatred Not Limited To NYC, "Mosque Projects Across America Meet Opposition"

[damntexdem]

1. Unfiltered raw Faux News? Yikes!

Where's a hazmat team when you need one?

;-)

[Rhiannon12866]

2. K&R. I cringe to imagine what those in other countries must think of us...

:hide:

[pampango]

3. Islamic haters and Christian haters feed and invigorate each other. Each needs the other to thrive.

Would be nice to figure a way to short circuit that circle of haters. ;)

[Turborama]

4. Pulling the plug on Faux would be a start

I know it's not a very popular idea to set that precedent in America but the rest of the world would be extremely grateful!

[Kltpzyxm]

25. When you cease to be a news organization

and instead are a propoganda machine telling proven lies, then the plug needs to be pulled

[Xenotime]

29. Agreed 1000%

[Karenina]

5. Check out this "Republican strategist" slandering the Iman

BROADCAST ALL OVER TROTW!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jsAmNhmRRI&feature=channel

[Turborama]

7. OK Do you watch Al Jazeera English and know the difference between it and Faux?

I haven't seen that episode yet and will get back to you after I've watched it.

[Karenina]

9. I watch it regularly and state unequivocally that Faux Noise

is to AJ what Father McCloughlin was to Walter Cronkite.

[Turborama]

10. They're a bit before my time

Can you elaborate, please?

[Karenina]

14. You're baiting me!

;-) My FAVORITE series on AJ is "Witness." They do incredible exposes into the lives of ordinary people one rarely hears about. On the live channel their talking heads look like "WE ARE THE WORLD." Many are just so multi-culti, well-educated, thoughtful, British-accented no matter what they LOOK LIKE and able to flesh out NUANCE. THERE IS NO COMPARISON to ANYTHING in the M$M in the U.S.

I wish Americans cared enough to step out of their bubbles and make use of their access to this information and another POV. I've held out hope of this POSSIBILITY until recently. :cry:

[Turborama]

17. PHEW!

I didn't get the sarcasm, apologies. :blush:

I'm really glad I've found another AJ English fan here!

Did you see Riz Khan with John Pilger earlier? The best interview I've seen on what's currently going on in Iraq so far. (on edit: some of the callers asked excellent questions about taking Bush and Blair to court for war crimes, too)

There's no excuse, anyone can watch AJ English. They're streamed live for free on the internet.

http://www.livestation.com/channels/3-al-jazeera-english-english

And loads of their stuff, if not all, is uploaded to YouTube, as you obviously know.

:hi:

[Karenina]

18. I've been very frustrated since I saw a Witness "Special" live

about a South African girl who, through a series of modern technological advances, got a chance to study ballet in Atlanta, Georgia. One of my kid units was at ABT in Alabama and I SO wanted her to see it but I could never find a link. :argh:

AJE is ALL THAT and a super-jumbo size bag o' chips.

Have you yet been able to watch that link to "Inside Story" I posted? Talk me down, T! Bitte!

[Turborama]

23. Well, I've watched it

And I thought Barry Lynn did an excellent job on him. Ibrahim Hooper had some good things to say but his anger might put people off from what he was actually saying. Bradley Blakeman used the usual Reich wing propaganda tool that dates back to early 20th Century Germany, http://thinkexist.com/quotation/-if_you_tell_a_lie_big_enough_and_keep_repeating/345877.html">repeat the big lie often in the hope people believe it. He made totally unfounded insults on Abdul Rauf calling him a liar and a "sheep in wolves clothing" (deja vu to the 2008 election) and he was called out on it really well by Barry.

I was impressed by the host and overall thought this Bradley character did a good job exposing the insanity of America's Reich wing misanthropic/bigoted/sociopaths. They hear what people say but they don't listen. They read what's written but don't reflect on it. They speak from and to their followers http://thinkexist.com/quotation/-if_you_tell_a_lie_big_enough_and_keep_repeating/345877.html">reptilian brains.




I think it's worth watching and I'm glad I did. For anyone who hasn't got the time to watch it (plus for those who have) and want to know who these guests were...

Barry Lynn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_W._Lynn
Ibrahim Hooper: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Hooper
Bradley Blakeman: http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bradley_A._Blakeman

Definition of Bradley Blakeman and his fellow Reich wingers: http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html

[ConsAreLiars]

22. Another vote for saying those who do not watch AJE are willfully missing a lot of information,

analysis and evidence, Anyone who gets DU can get AJE, even though loading video streams may take a while on dial-up. Or get some of it on LinkkTV or FSTV or youtube. They'll never get it on CorporateTV.

[Turborama]

24. I wonder if there's any way

we can help everyone who gets DU understand that they'll get AJE?

[ConsAreLiars]

35. Kicking this thread may help a bit.

I've posted threads re: AJE a couple tomes in the past. Only by watching can people see the difference between the quality and range of in depth reports on AJE and the petty gossip-mongering that is US cable news, with very few exceptions.

(edit to clarify)

[Turborama]

36. I've made OPs about them too and they went down rather well, a lot of positive responses

Maybe it's one of those things that needs to be done every few months on a "just in case you missed it" basis?

In fact for my 1st year here I had a link to AJE's livestation channel in my signature line. I'll probably do that again at some point, as well.

Oh, and I totally agree with all your "only by watching comments". It's a real shame they don't broadcast CNN International in the States, too. It's a totally different animal and bears no resemblance to its shallow/narrow agenda driven cousin in the US.

[Turborama]

40. .

After reading what Douglas Carpenter said http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4514173&mesg_id=4514328">here and seeing this...




I feel like I've just been reminded to give this thread a kick. :kick:

[clyrc]

26. I love Al Jazeera English.

I've learned so much watching their programs. I live on a university campus in the United Arab Emirates, and we have the fox news channel. It seems the business profs insisted. I am so glad we also get AJE.

[Turborama]

27. YAY!

Do you get CNN International, too?

I'm curious, why would the business profs insist on Faux? Are they expat RepubliCONs?

[clyrc]

37. We get CNN International

The business profs that I know are all conservative. It's kind of amazing, the anti-Islam, or anti- Arab, or anti-Indian people who live in the UAE, with only the thinnest of veneers. It's also amazing how isolated many people are here, choosing only to interact with a few people. Living here is a wonderful opportunity to interact with and learn from people from all over, but not everyone takes that opportunity.

[Turborama]

38. I know exactly what you mean

I'm an expat living in Indonesia. I have made a lot of Indonesian friends and am married to an Indonesian, so I have a new Indonesian family, too.

However, there is a neo-colonial feel about the expat "bubble" here. There's a few of us (expats) here who do not fall into that category and funnily enough they are the cooler of the two groups without even knowing it (or caring), even though the "bubble" people think they're the coolest people in the world, lol.

Glad to hear you get CNN International, too. Sounds like you get the same breadth of news channels we get here. BBC World is another really good one.

[clyrc]

39. I like BBC world, too

One of the many things I like about being an expat is the difference in news coverage from the US.

[deaniac21]

32. They have the best NFL coverage on the PLANET!

[Turborama]

33. Who do? n/t

[mwooldri]

34. Al Jazeera is quite a good news organisation IMO.

When they started, a lot of the staff were from the former BBC World Service Arabic TV service, that was shut down because the Saudi paymasters didn't like what the channel was broadcasting.

Al Jaseera have taken the basics of excellent reporting and ran with it. If Fox Fiction Channel's tagline was "We Report, You Decide"... well this tagline definitely belongs with Al-Jazeera. They do report... and report on things that certain governments and entities would rather not be broadcast openly. Of course we know Fox Fiction gave up on reporting a long time ago and want you to decide their view is the only way.

I guess the US media distributors are fearful of Al Jazeera. In the UK it's even available for some of the time on digital broadcast TV, but it is available 24/7 via satellite (free to air, no subscription needed).

[OhioChick]

6. Plain and Simple...

Faux News wants a religious war with the entire Middle East.

Why else would they paint the entire US as so hateful?

[SalviaBlue]

11. I agree, OhioChick

BTW... Your sig made me LOL.

[Turborama]

21. Maybe they're pulling out all the stops to incite another 9/11 on President Obama's watch?

I wouldn't be surprised if Cheney is working in cahoots on this with Ailes, actually. If you look at the Faux link above you'll see that they have put more effort into distributing Faux in Pakistan than they have in any other country. Why do you think that is?

I'm not a tin foiler by any stretch but facts is facts.

[Mimosa]

49. ^ True. ^

There are some ugly plastik-y people on Fox 'News'.

[Turborama]

50. Lizard Cheney was standing in for Hannity yesterday.

That's gotta tell you something.

I'm thinking about starting a whole new OP just about this topic. The evidence is mounting. Especially if Faux broadcast the Qu'ran burning thing all over the world.

The reaction to the cartoons of Mohammed will pale in comparison.

[Solomon]

8. I recently had to get one of them thar newfangled data phones.

It pisses me off that Fox News is free on the damn phone. Fox News is everywhere. All the stores you go into, the hotels, waiting lounges, etc.

[libodem]

12. I had a fit at

Key Bank because that gawd awful Faux Slander and lie machine was playing on the tv In the bank. I got a phone number and called to complain several times before I started seeing CNN, on instead.

[sabrina 1]

13. World wide propaganda machine!

I don't understand where they got the power to be able to do this. Is there a world-wide network of Rabid Rightwingers that co-ordinate efforts like this?

Great OP, Turborama. Your photo with the protestors shows that the latest 'outrage' over the mosque is not just about the WTC site, and giving in on that will not stop them at all. Which is why it is so important to take a stand against haters like these people.

[Cleita]

15. Yes, they need to be reined in, but every time

you mention the need to set some standards of what is acceptable journalism and what isn't, the First Amendment, anything goes crowd, goes berserk and Ruppert Murdoch and all his sycophants love it.

[tjwash]

16. One freeper...12 port-a-potties

Give it props though...looks like they actually spelled the words correctly.

[ihavenobias]

19. # 16. n/t

[PufPuf23]

20. This is helpful and something to be proud of as a nation NOT! nt

[red red red]

28. It does not take a genius...

to recognize that Faux Republican *News* is Anti-American. Anyone that spews out what they do from their evil jawbones cannot love America. Why else would they rile up Al Queda with their lies and hatred. Maybe, just maybe, we should 'follow the money trail' ... Since they seem to have the mother-load of news outlets over there, who's going to be the beneficiary of the 'breaking news' which leads to money = Faux Republican News! Who has the in-roads to private companies during wartime = Cheney, Rove, Bush = Republicans = Faux Republican News! if they pump them up enough to try to attack America, who gets the blame - Obama! This is just my opinion which I truly believe.

[deaniac21]

30. Any day now I expect Faux to fly a corporate jet into

the Masjid al-Haram.

[Turborama]

31. I had to look that place up

It's very impressive!




What do you think of the scenario in post 21, though? http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8976871&mesg_id=8980699

[spanone]

41. ...every car dealership in america

[Douglas Carpenter]

42. kick and recommend!! absolutely true...and I have watched FOX NEWS in the Middle East!!

It is available on almost all cable and satellite services

[gulliver]

43. They are hurting the war effort in Afghanistan

Fox is convincing Afghanis that the Taliban are right about America. It is not going too far to suggest that some number of soldier deaths will result from the "mosque election ploy" being used by Fox "News" and the Republicans they recently paid $1 million.

[Turborama]

44. List of all 84 Broadcasters of Faux in Pakistan

Pakistan

1. Cable Plus
   
2. Video City Cable Network
   
3. Cable Network
   
4. Rousch Power Plant,
   
5. City Cable TV Network
   
6. Sahar Cable
   
7. SM Cable Network
   
8. Chiniot Cable Network
   
9. Fauji Kabirwala Power Company Ltd
   
10. Depalpur Cable Communication,
    
11. MB Cable Network
    
12. T A Star Cable Network
    
13. S.S Cable Network
    
14. Five Star
    
15. Excel Cable Network
    
16. Global Satellite Cable Network
    
17. Fox Tel Network
    
18. Video Link
    
19. Music Zone International
    
20. Web Com (Pvt) Ltd
    
21. Ain Dice Satellite Cable Network
    
22. Nayatel ( Pvt) Ltd
    
23. Four Star Cable Network
    
24. Fox Tel Cable Network,
    
25. Candid Associates
    
26. Trivision Multi Channel
    
27. New Global Communication
    
28. Rex Cable Network
    
29. S.A Cable Network
    
30. Nizari Communication
    
31. Tahir Cable Network
    
32. Esquire Cable Network
    
33. Bismah Cable Network
    
34. Seven Friends Cable Network
    
35. Tracks Entertainment
    
36. Classic Cable Network
    
37. Global Cable Network
    
38. Luvis Cable Network
    
39. Paramount Cable Network
    
40. Sky Net Cable Ent Network
    
41. Home Entertainment ( K C S )
    
42. Star Cable Network
    
43. The Citi Communication Reg
    
44. WorldCALL Telecom Limited
    
45. Rana Cable Network
    
46. City Cable Gulshan
    
47. Mehran Network (Pvt) Ltd
    
48. Show Time
    
49. Star Cable TV Network
    
50. Mian Cable Network
    
51. K+ Entertainment cable
    
52. New Digital Cable
    
53. Kashmir Cable Network
    
54. New Hollywood Cable System
    
55. WorldCALL Telecom Limited
    
56. Rana Cable Network
    
57. City Cable Gulshan
    
58. Mehran Network (Pvt) Ltd
    
59. Show Time
    
60. Star Cable TV Network
    
61. Mian Cable Network
    
62. K+ Entertainment cable
    
63. New Digital Cable
    
64. Kashmir Cable Network
    
65. New Hollywood Cable System
    
66. WorldCall Telecom Limited
    
67. Wateen Telecom
    
68. Al-Saba Cable
    
69. Four Star Cable Network
    
70. Video White
    
71. ABC Cable Network
    
72. O.K Video Centre & Cable
    
73. Sony Cable Network
    
74. Faisal Cable System
    
75. Max Cable Network
    
76. Sahar Cable Network
    
77. Simky Cable Network
    
78. Simky Cable Network
    
79. Sony Cable Network
    
80. 5-Signals Battalian
    
81. Gandhara Cable Network
    
82. Mardan Cable
    
83. The View Cable Network
    
84. Star Cable
    

As you can see on their site, Canada is the only country with a list that resembles anything like this: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184837,00.html

[Scurrilous]

45. Kick

:kick:

[Turborama]

48. Thanks a lot, Scurrilous!

Any help to keep the light shone on what's really going on is much appreciated. :thumbsup:

[Turborama]

46. Adding extremely important Rachel Maddow video & BBC analysis that relate to this

Rachel Maddow - Islamic center is new 'scare white people' strategy
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x498331


Is 'Ground Zero mosque' debate fanning the flames?
BBC August 25 2010 Last updated at 06:59 GMT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11076846

[Turborama]

47. And this from LBN: Armed group of Christian Conservatives to protect church during burning of Quran

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4516566

[woo me with science]

51. Who should "filter" them?

"Filter" them how?

Who would make such decisions?

[Turborama]

52. That isn't the point of this thread.

Don't go by the title alone....

However, that point was addressed in a subthread from post #4 on.

The points in the subthread that started at post #6 are the ones that concern me the most.

ETA: As I said in the LBN article I linked to above your question...

Remember the reaction to the Mohammed cartoons? This is pure provocation for a terrorist attack

Edited on Wed Aug-25-10 04:55 PM by Turborama

There were riots all over the world, people died and some heavy shit went down over the cartoons. If you need a reminder do a quick google search.

They want another 9/11 to happen on Obama's watch and then they can say "he didn't keep us safe".

As I said in reply #30... What's the worst thing you can do to provoke a Muslim extremist or even just tipping Muslims over the edge?

Burning the Qur'an, basically.

If this Qu'ran burning happens, do you think only local media will report it?

Or, do you think it will be Broadcast Unfiltered ALL OVER THE WORLD by Faux?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4516566&mesg_id=4516833

[woo me with science]

53. Who will "pull the plug"?

The government? Or someone else?

Do you mean "pull the plug" on the whole network? Or do you mean to "filter" just certain commentators?


How will you "pull the plug" on them, exactly? Do you mean their shows will be gone? Then what if they also go on other networks or shows?

What if they are offered a show on another network?

Or what if they write a book?

By "pull the plug," do you mean silence them in other ways, or just on Faux News? Just in broadcasting?

Are you going to arrest them?

What are you going to "filter," exactly?

Who will make these decisions?

Based on what?

[Turborama]

54. It was just wishful thinking.

And I did add that "I know it's not a very popular idea to set that precedent in America but the rest of the world would be extremely grateful!"

They have proved that they are not a legitimate news organization and they are a propaganda machine for a political party multiple times. The most blatant and recent example is http://www.google.com/search?num=50&hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&q=Republican+Governors'+Association+fox+donation&btnG=Search&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=">the donation they gave to the Republican Governors' Association.

Picking up on the "unfiltered" thing you seem to be concerned about. Have you noticed what else I said? That they are the ONLY US news channel that is broadcast globally as is = unfiltered. CNN International is excellent and is totally different from CNN USA, for example. In fact, I think CNN would do themselves a massive favor if they broadcast CNNI in the states as well as CNN USA.

Anyway, the main point of this thread is to help people be aware of the wider global impact Faux is having on America's image. Particularly at the moment, with their propaganda war against Islam getting more and more visceral. And to question their motives for broadcasting their anti-Islam propaganda "unfiltered" globally.

I said at the beginning of the title that they are "Very Dangerous", meaning that this is a warning.

Personally, I think what they are doing is a national security threat to America and to Americans abroad.

If you want to see what this propaganda war against Islam consists of, I can come back to you with multiple links or you can watch Faux on TV at a random time of day.

What it's resulting in is what Bloomberg is warning of:

"And we would hand a valuable propaganda tool to terrorist recruiters, who spread the fallacy that America is at war with Islam"
In this OP: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9009532

And as stated in an article by The Independent I posted http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x417959">here:

The real risk is that it will reinforce the impression that the US, contrary to every assurance given since 9/11, is opposed to Islam, period. Which is precisely the argument of a certain Osama bin Laden.

=snip=

For as David Ramadan, a Republican and an Arab-American, put it on public radio here the other day, "If two blocks is too close, is four blocks acceptable? Or six blocks? Or eight blocks? Does our party believe that one can only practise his or her religion in certain places, which define boundaries, and away from the disapproving glances of some other citizens?"

If that is the case, millions more Muslims around the world will understandably take the view that America believes that Islam is an inferior faith, to be circumscribed and marginalised. The extremists will indeed find new recruits, and the meaning of 9/11 will be eroded. For Ground Zero is indeed a place of unspeakable wickedness, but not a place of Christian martyrdom. Among the victims that day were 300 Muslims as well."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8998375&mesg_id=9004449">The Reichwing media aren't called that for nothing

[sabrina 1]

55. I think the statement was rhetorical. But didn't the government

already pull the plug on Bill Maher's 'Politically Incorrect'? Phil Donohue's best rated MSNBC Show? Ashley Banfield, and how many of the best journalists, such as Dahr Jamail, Greg Palast, Paul Craig Roberst eg, are basically banned from the U.S. media?

So while it may or may not have been rhetorical, it's not as though we respect the 1st Amendment, it's just that we're selective about it. And Faux is not on the hit list of the MIC apparently.

I personally think Faux's mission is to rouse up anger toward Arabs/Muslims so that when they are ready for war with Iran, the dumbed down audience of completely indoctrinated morons will be fully in support of it barely aware that Iran is a different coutnry than Afghanistan.

[Turborama]

56. Roughly 100 Indonesian Islamists protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Friday

I live in Indonesia and this is starting to worry me a lot and is making me feel really unsafe...

Church threatened for Koran burning
Updated: Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 10:33 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 10:31 PM EDT

GAINSVILLE, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) - International protests have begun -- with some demonstrators threatening jihad -- in advance of a Florida church's plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11. Roughly 100 Indonesian Islamists protested outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on Friday, Agence France-Press reported, with some threatening holy war if the plan to burn Korans on the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks comes to fruition at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla.

"No one will be able to control this reaction," Roni Ruslan, of Hizbut Tahrir, a radical organization than advocates Islamic law, told Agence France-Press. "We urge the U.S. government and Christian leaders to stop the crazy plan from this small sect. It's an insult to Islam and to 1.5 billion Muslims around the world."

Protesters at the U.S. Embassy shouted chants of "God is greater" while holding signs that read "Destroy Burners of the Koran," among others, according to AFP. Meanwhile, Pastor Terry Jones has said he intends to proceed with plans to burn the holy text next month.

Reported by guess who? http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/local/082710_Church_threatened_for_koran_burning

And this http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4520049#4520518">in LBN

International Protests Begin Ahead of Sept. 11 Koran Burning Event in Florida
From the Ministry of anti-Islam Propaganda itself: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/08/27/international-protests-begin-ahead-sept-koran-burning-event-florida

[sabrina 1]

57. Reported by Fox! Naturally.

They remind me of the radio station in Rwanda who everyone now agrees, was largely responsible for the genocide there. While the Western World was debating whether or not to shut them down, over 800,000 people were slaughtered.

Sometimes I wonder if we don't take this 'freedom of the press' too far. If you saw someone on the street urging people to go attack someone, would you hesitate to call the police to put a stop to them? Why should it be any different if it's done with a microphone? I wonder if the laws that apply to 'hate speech' should not apply to radio and tv personalities who use the microphone as a 'command center'.

[saigon68]

58. K & R