I also found the add offensive. It showed American troops repelling out of the CV-22, presumably to take the Mosque by direct assault. Why put the men at risk when you could be pounding the mosque to rubble with bombs?
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| Posted by Minutemen On News/Activism ^ 10/02/2005 8:53:25 PM CDT · 25 replies · 650+ views WorldNetDaily.com ^ | October 1, 2005 | WorldNetDaily- staff WND Boeing apologizes to CAIR for ad Depicted U.S. soldiers rappelling onto roof of mosque Posted: October 1, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com A controversial Muslim lobby group in Washington said it has elicited apologies from the Boeing Co., Bell Helicopter Textron and the National Journal for publishing an advertisement depicting U.S. troops attacking a mosque. The Washington-based Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR, said it sent a letter Thursday to top officials of Boeing, Bell and parent company Textron asking for an investigation into how the ad was approved for publication. "We thank Boeing, Bell and... |
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| CAIR: Boeing, Bell, National Journal Apologize for 'Mosque Attack' Ad ^ |
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| Posted by Tangerine Time Machine On News/Activism ^ 09/30/2005 8:41:03 PM CDT · 21 replies · 1,010+ views CAIR Press Release ^ | September 30, 2005 | CAIR 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... |
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haha, good point!
Why not indeed!!
....."Those of us who watch the growth of radical Islam in the United States tend to focus on the noisy organizations like CAIR, MPAC, and ISNA. The Muslim American Society, which claims 53 chapters and 10,000 members, tends to go about its work quietly; it is none the less dangerous – and perhaps more so – for that."....Daniel Pipes.
Tucker should have asked Ibrahim Hooper why it is a crime to have a Christian Bible in a Muslim home, often punishable by jail or death. The next time Boeing or any entity, backs down for these people because of some perceived slight; Boeing etc. should tell them to go live in a country that denies freedom of speech…or simply to shove it!