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On July 18, CBS/Infinity radio affiliate WTIC AM in Hartford was scheduled to begin airing commercials for an upcoming symposium on terrorism hosted by the Peoples’ Truth Forum (PTF). On July 15, a CBS/Infinity sales representative notified PTF’s president, Jeffrey Epstein, that the ads were being cancelled because of a decision by the legal division. According to Frank Salvato’s WorldNetDaily article, "CBS/Infinity Radio blacks out anti-terror conference," their official statement said, "Too many people might be emotionally affected by the subject matter…It’s too controversial to be aired at this time." The cancellation was made a week after the first London...

Those who think terrorism is incident specific don't understand the terrorist mind."" -- John Howard, Australian Prime Minister, July 21, 2005 A second attempt at terror attacks in London, coming exactly two weeks after the first deadly round, have once again wreaked havoc in London, leaving its people wary and insecure about their surroundings. With people on edge on both sides of the Atlantic, it is surprising that CBS/Infinity Radio would pass on an opportunity to carry advertising for a symposium on terrorism designed to educate the American people on the terrorist mindset. But that is exactly what happened. As...