Posted on 09/30/2005 6:41:03 PM PDT by Tangerine Time Machine
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group said this afternoon that Boeing Co., Bell Helicopter Textron and National Journal magazine have apologized for a print advertisement depicting U.S. troops attacking a mosque. The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it had received a statement of apology from Boeing, which sponsored the ad along with Bell. Boeing wrote:
"The CV-22 advertisement that appeared in the National Journal is clearly offensive, and did not proceed through the normal channels within Boeing before production.
"'We consider the ad offensive, regret its publication and apologize to those who like us are dismayed with its contents,' said Mary Foerster, Vice President of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Communications.
"'When the Company became aware of the advertisement we immediately requested that our partner's agency withdraw and destroy all print proofs of the advertisement and replace it with one that was appropriate,' Foerster said. 'Unfortunately despite our best efforts to have the ad replaced, a clerical error at the National Journal resulted in its publication this week.'"
Representatives of Bell Helicopter and National Journal also contacted CAIR to express regret for the publication of the ad.
National Journal Executive Vice President Elizabeth Baker Keffer wrote: "[T]he advertisement for Boeing/Bell's V-22 Osprey that ran in the September 24 issue of National Journal was run as the result of a clerical error on our part. We had received specific direction from the agency representing Boeing/Bell to not run the ad. We have apologized to Boeing, their partner Bell, and their advertising agency for this mistake."
A Bell statement sent to CAIR said in part: "We recognize that some organizations and individuals may have been offended by its content and regrets any concerns this advertisement may have raised. Bell and our partners are evaluating creative processes to prevent this from happening again."
The ad for the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft depicted soldiers rappelling onto the roof of a building, labeled "Muhammad Mosque" in Arabic. The building has a dome, crescent moon and minaret, all common features of a mosque.
CAIR sent a letter yesterday to top officials of Boeing, Bell and Textron asking the companies to withdraw the advertisement and conduct an investigation into how it was approved for publication. (Bell Helicopter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron.)
"We thank Boeing, Bell and National Journal for their swift and decisive response to our concerns," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad. "Mistakes can happen, but the true test of a company's integrity comes in acknowledging and dealing with those mistakes." He said CAIR will follow up with all parties involved to determine how the ad was produced and to help prevent similar incidents in the future.
Awad added that American Muslim groups are always ready to consult with corporations and media outlets on issues related to religious diversity and culturally-sensitive advertising.
CAIR, America's largest Muslim civil liberties group, has 31 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Which is not to say Communications senior management would not roll over on its belly all on its own (I know the breed), just that in this case it had a greal deal of encouragement in assuming the position.
"The ad for the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft depicted soldiers rappelling onto the roof of a building, labeled "Muhammad Mosque" in Arabic. The building has a dome, crescent moon and minaret, all common features of a mosque."
Clearly they were trying to rescue the iman inside from a fate worse then death.
Someone need to lighten up.
I would hope that any Mosque that is used to shoot at our troops is leveled with a pork packed bomb.
Do Muslims apologize for their attacks on Jews and Christians?
Obviously our front line troups are smarter than our off line pc so-called leaders.
Stick it where the sun don't shine. Re-digest this thought and present your thoughts from the correct orifice.
I missed the discussion, I was too busy wiping my @ss with some pages of the Koran.
How about some Boeing fighter-bombers dropping nukes on Mecca instead!
Now if we could only get Moslems to appologise for attacking from Mosques. But that would be impossible wouldn't it.
Why do we harbor Terrorist supporters in America? I thought that was illegal. When political correctness overrides law, then George Orwell's reality is ours.
Islam is offensive...
Have mosques been used to attack American boys? Yes they have.
Have mosques been used for ammo dumps for use against our boys? Yes they have.
Has islam, the "religion" divorced itself from the murderous thugs, the animals on two legs, the mangy pigs who maim and kill daily world wide? No it hasn't.
Explain to me again how and why that ad is offensive?
Please, anyone reading this with access to that ad, I would appreciate a high quality scanned copy. I would love to frame it, for reference every time I see images of 911...
And our so-called leaders, diplomats and military suppliers can all go to hell!
< /rant >
Larger image size, please... please... please...
They are clueless about what they have done. They got their "apology", let them enjoy it. We got a priceless image I had not even heard of, now about to be duplicated millions of times worldwide!
What a bunch of doofuses.
They are uniquely and totally responsible for spreading the image...
Ha!
Ha!
and
HA!
BUMP!
here's link to Seattle article and larger image
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002532657_boeingad1m.html
Magazine ad "unleashes hell" for Boeing and Bell
By Hal Bernton
Seattle Times staff reporter
Officials for Boeing and Bell Helicopter said this magazine ad for the Osprey aircraft should never have been published.
Boeing and its joint-venture partner Bell Helicopter apologized yesterday for a magazine ad published a month ago — and again this week by mistake — depicting U.S. Special Forces troops rappelling from an Osprey aircraft onto the roof of a mosque.
"It descends from the heavens. Ironically it unleashes hell," reads the ad, which ran this week in the National Journal and earlier in the Armed Forces Journal. The ad also stated: "Consider it a gift from above."
I see nothing wrong with this ad.
And repeat what I first said It appears to be a rescue operation.
By the way, if that is a mosque, where is the minaret that the muezzin uses to call the faithful to prayers?
BTTT
FAITH UNDER FIRE: Does website show Christian massacre? (Religion of Peace Alert)
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | October 2, 2005 | Jeremy Reynalds
Posted on 10/02/2005 10:45:38 AM PDT by Jacob Kell
An American-hosted soft porn Internet site also doubles as a cyber home for radical Islamic video propaganda.
One approximately six-minute video housed on the Japanese site which we will not list because it so horrendous. Titled, "The Ambon Massacre," it starts with a picture of the ocean waves lazily lapping at dusk.
The scene soon shifts to video of a burning building and people being massacred. Then viewers see rows of dead bodies covered with newspaper, followed by scenes of burning, decimated houses.
The horrifying footage is followed by graphic video of burned, dead bodies with holes in their heads, as well as chopped off body parts. The dead include babies and the mutilated corpses of young people with gaping holes in their necks.
The video is apparently of the 2002 Ambon Massacre.
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