CAIR's Assault on Paul Harvey

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | 12/24/2003 | Daniel Pipes

[yoe]

Paul Harvey, 84, is an ABC radio personality whose "News and Comment" program appears on 1,600 radio stations. His radio career goes back 60 years and he is known as "the most listened-to voice in the history of radio" and is "generally considered the greatest salesman in the history of radio." His recent run-in with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), militant Islam's most powerful institution in North American, provides a textbook example of Islamist aggression.

The story begins on Dec. 4, 2003, when Harvey described the vicious nature of cock fighting in Iraq, then commented: "Add to the [Iraqi] thirst for blood, a religion which encourages killing, and it is entirely understandable if Americans came to this bloody party unprepared." CAIR responded a day later with a demand for "an on-air apology."

Comment: I have been documenting since 1999 CAIR's use of such censorious tactics against anyone who dares criticize Islam, militant Islam, or Muslims. This reflects the militant Islamic ambition to privilege Islam, which implies in part a prohibition on free discussion about it.

CAIR upped the ante on Dec. 8 by calling on its minions to contact a different sponsor of Harvey's each day to press it to drop its advertising on his program "until Harvey responds to Muslim concerns."

Comment: CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse; it wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations except the militant Islamic ones that deploy comparable tactics.

Harvey immediately capitulated to CAIR, announcing on Dec. 9 (through an on-air substitute) that he received letters from "dear friends" who "reminded all of us that Islam is a religion of peace, that terrorists do not represent Islam." This statement dismayed some observers ("Harvey shouldn't have apologized," responded Rich Tucker of the Heritage Foundation). CAIR responded in a press release that same day by noting Harvey's "conciliatory statement" and thanking "all those who took the time to speak out in defense of Islam." As for Harvey, it offered him no gratitude for toeing its line, only the chance to further his re-education by meeting with "American Muslim leaders to begin a dialogue on issues related to Islam."

Comment: Calling for Harvey to meet for "dialogue" points to CAIR's intent not to move on but to exploit each opportunity to promote its agenda.

Still, CAIR has not relented. In an e-mail on Dec. 22, under a headline "GE Pulls Ads from Paul Harvey's Program," it reports that General Electric sent out the following message: "We have received your E-mail about the comments of Paul Harvey on December 4, 2003. GE certainly doesn't endorse the comment and regrets any offense that it may have caused. While we look into the matter further, we have pulled GE's advertisements from Mr. Harvey's show."

Comment: This effort to crush an opponent – get his apology and then deprive him of his livelihood – typifies CAIR's illiberal approach. As Stephen Schwartz notes, "CAIR needs to find and defeat enemies, for this most effectively mobilizes followers."

[yoe]

GE is not to be congratulated for their short sightedness.

Merry Christmas Freepers........

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Sounds like CAIR and the ADL have a lot in common.

[Vigilanteman]

Comment: CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse Eit wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations Eexcept militant Islamic ones Ethat deploy comparable tactics.

You can add Liberals in academia to this list.

If any of you have credit cards by GE Capital, GE products or any other association with the company, we can write and say we are boycotting GE as long as GE boycotts Paul Harvey. Jihadis are about .5% of the population; their liberal allies maybe 10 times that. They shouldn't be setting the agenda for the rest of us.

[xzins]

Comment: CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse; it wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations except the militant Islamic ones that deploy comparable tactics.

This is the same as with the Dixie Chick's free speech. This is not about free speech; it is about the consequences of using one's freedom.

Violation of the 1st amendment is when the GOVERNMENT tells you what you can or cannot say. The greatest example of this is the CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM legislation in which the government takes away your right to speak within a few months of an election.

But if Paul Harvey wishes to insult Muslims, then Paul Harvey should be aware that muslim americans might take offense at that.

If the muslim americans OVERPLAY their hand and continue to persecute those who relent, then what incentive is there for the broadcaster to change....damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.

A recent zogby survey showed there are 1.6 million arabs in the U.S. Many of them are probably not islamic or practicing islamics. In short, they CANNOT seriously impact the purchase of any good or service except in areas where they are highly concentrated, such as Detroit.

If they overplay their hand they don't have the strength to back up such a powerplay.

[MissAmericanPie]

Well let's call GE and tell them how we feel about it.

[bibarnes]

First, let me say I am a big fan of Paul Harvey and no friend to Islam. Still, this is a free country and CAIR had as much right to protest the comments as we did to protest the comments made by the Dixie Chicks.

We must take care not to become like the left and cry foul when one of our own is brought to task for a (perceived) offensive remark.

My problem is that Mr. Harvey didn't stand firm in his beliefs that Islam is not the peaceful religion that we are being told (by Islamists) it is.

Please be aware that the KKK, Gay Pride, ACLU, CAIR, Pat Robertson, Matt Drudge etc all have the right to express their views and to try and entice others to agree.

I served this country for 9+ years in the USN and have paid taxes for 45 years. I have what I have because I was fortunate to be born in the greatest country on earth. I also benefited from a capitalistic system that allowed me the opportunity to sell my skills to the highest bidder.

Some one said that "I may disagree with what you say but I will defend, to the death, your right to say it".

[Carry_Okie]

Sounds like CAIR and the ADL have a lot in common.

Agreed. This comment by Mr. Pipes' had me rolling my eyes:

Comment: CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse; it wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations except the militant Islamic ones that deploy comparable tactics.

It's a common tactic. Women's groups do it, gay activists do it, conservatives respond in kind (conservative boycotts of P&G over gay boycotts of Dr. Laura Schlessinger), the ADL does it... What is he thinking?

[CaptRon]

Comment: CAIR here rejects the American principle of free speech and the belief that differences in opinion should be dealt with through reasoned discourse; it wants to close down debate. I can think of no U.S. organizations except the militant Islamic ones that deploy comparable tactics.

Name a special interest group, especially if the interest is ethnic, and you will see these same tactics used. CAIR didn't invent this, they used off-the-shelf technology.

[AbsoluteJustice]

Hmmmmmm reminds me of tactics employed by Jesse Hi-Jackson.

These tactics being used by CAIR and Jesse Hi-Jackson, IMO, borderline with extortion practices. Capone used similiar tactics except his were violent. I believe these individuals and organazation should be charged for such practices when trying to extort money from said companies.

[Happy2BMe]

Demographics - it's ALL about DEMOGRAPHICS . .

Demographics "There is a demographic catastrophe happening in Europe that nobody wants to talk about, that we daren’t bring up because we are so cagey about not offending people racially,” he said. “And rightly we should be. But there is a cultural thing as well. … By 2020, 50% of the children in Holland under the age of 18 will be of Muslim descent.” He even drew attention to the birth dearth in the West.

“And don’t forget, coupled with this there is this collapse of numbers,” he said. “Western Europeans are not having any babies. The population of Germany at the end of the century is going to be 56% of what it is now. The population of France, 52% of what it is now. The population of Italy is going to be down 7 million people.”

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FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Radical Islam's 'plan'
to take over America
Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country

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Posted: August 4, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via:

• Massive immigration (100,000 annually since 1961).

• Use no birth control whatsoever – every baby of Muslim parents is automatically a Muslim and cannot choose another religion later.

• Muslim men must marry American women and Islamize them (10,000 annually). Then divorce them and remarry every five years – since one can't legally marry four at one time. This is a legal solution in America.

Omar Ahmad

Co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

President & CEO of Silicon Expert Technologies, he is a Palestinian who grew up in a refugee camp in Jordan.  


" Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant...The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth,"
-Omar Ahmad


 Ibrahim Hooper
CAIR spokesperson


"I wouldn't want to create the impression that I wouldn't like the government of the United States to be Islamic sometime in the future...But I'm not going to do anything violent to promote that.


"CAIR does not support these groups publicly."
(when asked about CAIR's record of supporting Hamas, Hizbullah and other official terrorist groups)

-Ibrahim Hooper

[Hat-Trick]

I could find nothing on snopes debunking this.

Comments to GE at:

General Electric Feedback Website

[Happy2BMe]

"Comment: I have been documenting since 1999 CAIR's use of such censorious tactics against anyone who dares criticize Islam, militant Islam, or Muslims. This reflects the militant Islamic ambition to privilege Islam, which implies in part a prohibition on free discussion about it."

GE's withdrawal of advertising money to Paul Harvey is a perfect testemant to the effectiveness of Islam's 20-year plan for America . .

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FROM JOSEPH FARAH'S G2 BULLETIN
Radical Islam's 'plan'
to take over America
Arab-American author outlines secret
20-year strategy to undermine country

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Posted: August 4, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern

Editor's note: Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin is an online, subscription intelligence news service from the creator of WorldNetDaily.com – a journalist who has been developing sources around the world for the last 25 years.

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

A refugee from the Muslim Middle East thinks he has discovered Islam's 20-point plan for conquering the United States by 2020 – a plan revealed in the latest issue of Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Anis Shorrosh, author of ''Islam Revealed'' and ''The True Furqan,'' is a Christian Arab-American who emigrated from Arab-controlled Jerusalem in January 1967.

''The following is my analysis of Islamic invasion of America, the agenda of Islamists and visible methods to take over America by the year 2020,'' Shorrosh says. ''Will Americans continue to sleep through this invasion as they did when we were attacked on 9/11?''

1. Terminate America's freedom of speech by replacing it with statewide and nationwide hate-crime bills.

2. Wage a war of words using black leaders like Louis Farrakhan, Rev. Jesse Jackson and other visible religious personalities who promote Islam as the religion of African-Americans while insisting Christianity is for whites only. What they fail to tell African-Americans is that it was Arab Muslims who captured them and sold them as slaves. In fact, the Arabic word for black and slave is the same, ''Abed.''

3. Engage the American public in dialogues, discussions, debates in colleges, universities, public libraries, radio, TV, churches and mosques on the virtues of Islam. Proclaim how it is historically another religion like Judaism and Christianity with the same monotheistic faith.

4. Nominate Muslim sympathizers to political office to bring about favorable legislation toward Islam and support potential sympathizers by block voting.

5. Take control of as much of Hollywood, the press, TV, radio and the Internet as possible by buying the related corporations or a controlling stock.

6. Yield to the fear of the imminent shut-off of the lifeblood of America – black gold. America’s economy depends on oil and 41 percent of it comes from the Middle East.

7. Yell ''foul, out-of-context, personal interpretation, hate crime, Zionist, un- American, inaccurate interpretation of the Quran'' anytime Islam is criticized or the Quran is analyzed in the public arena.

8. Encourage Muslims to penetrate the White House, specifically with Islamists who can articulate a marvelous and peaceful picture of Islam. Acquire government positions and get membership in local school boards. Train Muslims as medical doctors to dominate the medical field, research and pharmaceutical companies. (Ever notice how numerous Muslim doctors in America are, when their countries need them more desperately than America?) Take over the computer industry. Establish Middle Eastern restaurants throughout the U.S. to connect planners of Islamization in a discreet way.

9. Accelerate Islamic demographic growth via:

• Massive immigration (100,000 annually since 1961).

• Use no birth control whatsoever – every baby of Muslim parents is automatically a Muslim and cannot choose another religion later.

• Muslim men must marry American women and Islamize them (10,000 annually). Then divorce them and remarry every five years – since one can't legally marry four at one time. This is a legal solution in America.

• Convert angry, alienated black inmates and turn them into militants (so far 2,000 released inmates have joined al-Qaida worldwide). Only a few ''sleeper cells'' have been captured in Afghanistan and on American soil.

10. Reading, writing, arithmetic and research through the American educational system, mosques and student centers (now 1,500) should be sprinkled with dislike of Jews, evangelical Christians and democracy. There are currently 300 exclusively Muslim schools in the U.S. which teach loyalty to the Quran, not the U.S. Constitution. In January of 2002, Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Washington mailed 4,500 packets of the Quran and videos promoting Islam to America's high schools – free of charge. Saudi Arabia would not allow the U.S. to reciprocate.

11. Provide very sizeable monetary Muslim grants to colleges and universities in America to establish ''Centers for Islamic studies'' with Muslim directors to promote Islam in higher-education institutions.

12. Let the entire world know through propaganda, speeches, seminars, local and national media that terrorists have hijacked Islam, when in truth, Islam hijacked the terrorists.

13. Appeal to the historically compassionate and sensitive Americans for sympathy and tolerance towards Muslims in America who are portrayed as mainly immigrants from oppressed countries.

14. Nullify America's sense of security by manipulating the intelligence community with misinformation. Periodically terrorize Americans with reports of impending attacks on bridges, tunnels, water supplies, airports, apartment buildings and malls.

15. Form riots and demonstrations in the prison system demanding Islamic Sharia as the way of life, not America's justice system.

16. Open numerous charities throughout the U.S., but use the funds to support Islamic terrorism with American dollars.

17. Raise interest in Islam on America's campuses by insisting freshman take at least one course on Islam.

18. Unify the numerous Muslim lobbies in Washington, mosques, Islamic student centers, educational organizations, magazines and papers by Internet and an annual convention to coordinate plans, propagate the faith and engender news in the media.

19. Send intimidating messages and messengers to the outspoken individuals who are critical of Islam and seek to eliminate them by hook or crook.

20. Applaud Muslims as loyal citizens of the U.S. by spotlighting their voting record as the highest percentage of all minority and ethic groups in America.

Shorrosh is a member of the Oxford Society of Scholars, has traveled in 76 countries, and is a lecturer and producer of TV documentaries. ''Islam Revealed'' is a bestseller now in its eighth printing. His forthcoming 10th book, from which the 20-point plan is abridged, is titled ''Islam: A Threat or a Challenge.''

''The True Furqan'' is also available for viewing on Islam-Exposed.org. Shorrosh's new website is Focusing-on-Islam.com.

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[Happy2BMe]

"Hmmmmmm reminds me of tactics employed by Jesse Hi-Jackson."

Check point number 2 ins post #12, this thread.

[AbsoluteJustice]

Truely SHOCKING!! Why aren't more Americans aware of this pratice?

[Capriole]

Here's what GE got from me on the subject:

We have been given to understand that GE has recently pulled its advertising from the radio broadcasts of Paul Harvey, one of America's oldest and most well-loved broadcasters, in response to pressure from CAIR, the Council on Islamic-American Relations. Of course, GE has the right to do so. And CAIR has the right to pressure GE to do so. But please allow us to remind GE that we, as consumers, also have the right to withdraw our support for GE when it chooses to use its economic muscle to pressure an elderly figure into toeing the fine line of political correctness.

We are general contractors who select kitchen and laundry appliances for many new-constructed houses each year. We will reconsider our support for GE appliances as well as GE credit/financial services so long as GE is reconsidering its support for Mr. Harvey.

If economic considerations are motivating GE's decisions in this matter, please let us draw your attention to the fact that CAIR does not represent of all Muslims in the US, only a small group of Islamists who seek to suppress any open discussion or criticism of Islam. Those of us who value free speech represent a much larger and more economically powerful demographic group.

Thank you for your kind attention to this matter.

Respectfully,

etc

There. Let's see what response that brings next Monday. If any.