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Truly must-see TV for American voters: Fox News to broadcast 'Obsession' starting this afternoon
Center for Security Policy ^ | 28 Oct 06 | Center for Security Policy

Posted on 10/28/2006 12:31:32 PM PDT by LSUfan

At 5:00 p.m. EST today, Fox News will render perhaps its most important public service this election season: It will broadcast on "The Big Story" program the first half of an extraordinary documentary - Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West. The second half will be aired in the same time slot next week, four days before what promises to be a hugely consequential election.

Obsession's subject matter could hardly be more topical and the timing of these broadcasts more providential. The film describes the nature, objectives and ideological roots of the totalitarian movement that currently poses the most immediate and a potentially catastrophic threat to America and the rest of the Free World: Islamofascism. It does so in a way that not only informs its viewers of the danger we face but compels them to reflect upon the risks associated with inaction - or, worse yet, appeasement - in the face of such a threat.

The filmmakers combine three elements to make Obsession exceptionally compelling. First, an array of profoundly knowledgeable and articulate experts provide historical and strategic context to the phenomenon of this violent theo-ideology. They include: the Center for Security Policy's Senior Mideast Fellow, Caroline Glick; historian Sir Martin Gilbert; former Hitler Youth Group Leader Alfons Heck; columnist and researcher Daniel Pipes; investigator Steven Emerson; former federal prosecutor John Loftus; journalist Brigitte Gabriel; and Professor Robert Wistrich.

Second, anti-Islamist Muslims and former Muslims provide powerful first-hand testimonials about the nature of Islamofascism as seen through the eyes of those most immediately at risk from its violence and repression: the Islamists' peaceable, tolerant co-religionists. Among the incredibly powerful contributions from this group were comments by: Canadian professor and columnist Salim Mansur (a featured participant in the Center's Muslim Speak Out program); Nonie Darwish, the daughter of a suicide-bomber; Walid Shoebat, a former PLO terrorist; Palestinian journalist Khaled Abu Toameh; Pakistani expat and editor Tashbiy Sayyed; and California-based Professor Khaleel Mohammed.

Perhaps the most evocative material of all, however, is provided by the Islamofascists themselves, in the form of footage taken directly from various television broadcasts from around the Muslim world. These scenes have been compiled by two formidable organizations, the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and Palestinian Media Watch, and feature various imams, talking heads and political figures exhorting their audiences to bring "Death to America" and legitimizing the destruction of Christians and Jews and their societies. The point is unmistakable: Such virulent propaganda is being broadcast incessantly on such official outlets as Saudi, Iranian, Qatari and Palestinian television and Hezbollah's TV network, al Manar, cultivating among particularly young people the most extreme sorts of jihadist sentiment - including the notion of murderous self-sacrifice for Allah.

In a television advertisement aired in six states this Fall, the Center has urged every voter to cast his or her ballot as though their lives depend on it - for indeed they do. Viewing Obsession is a prerequisite to understanding just how literally that is the case, and to the evaluation of which candidates most clearly understand, and are best equipped to deal with, the danger posed by Islamofascism and its enablers.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gwot; islam; obsession; terrorism
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To: YaYa123

That is a powerful ad.


61 posted on 10/28/2006 7:44:49 PM PDT by Maeve
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To: LSUfan

bump


62 posted on 10/28/2006 8:03:13 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (good fences make good neighbors!)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

thanks for posting the video link; watched it again realizing how willfully blind over half of our country is. truly scary. I hope people think about these things before they vote.


63 posted on 10/28/2006 8:19:05 PM PDT by votelife (we need 60 conservative senators)
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To: votelife

“There are cameras there for the whole World to see it, but the World refuses to see it”

–Walid Shoebat
Former PLO terrorist

64 posted on 10/28/2006 8:21:13 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
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To: bnelson44

I bought my copy last month, and it is still sitting here in the wrapper. I keep meaning to watch it. Thanks for reminding me.


65 posted on 10/28/2006 8:23:41 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL ( **Hunter-Tancredo-Weldon-Hayworth 4 President** I get it, Glenn.)
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To: Txsleuth

ping... did you watch it this afternoon? I just saw this thread and missed it, will watch to see if they re-run it later tonight.


66 posted on 10/28/2006 8:28:31 PM PDT by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

No, I missed the thread..and missed the show.

I have a granddaughter spending the night tonight...

She is watching a "The Munsters" night on TV...so no Fox for me tonight.


67 posted on 10/28/2006 9:21:08 PM PDT by Txsleuth (EVERYONE VOTE---AND VOTE REPUBLICAN,...even if you have to hold your nose!)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

thank you!


68 posted on 10/28/2006 9:23:48 PM PDT by mcg2000 (New Orleans: The city that declared Jihad on The Red Cross.)
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To: LSUfan

Missed this today. Hope they will rerun it!


69 posted on 10/28/2006 11:42:58 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

Thanks for that ping. It would behoove us all to distribute copies of this documentary to our friends and family.


70 posted on 10/29/2006 6:52:29 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: maine-iac7
please go ask Netflix to carry this documentary!

Done.

71 posted on 10/29/2006 6:57:10 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: SLB; Lion Den Dan; RobFromGa

Ping.

Setting my TiVo.


72 posted on 10/29/2006 6:59:13 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: FreedomPoster

Dang, first half was yesterday.


73 posted on 10/29/2006 7:02:43 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
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To: cpforlife.org; LSUfan
Thank you.

I just gave my dad an upgrade to his satellite for an early Christmas gift and the very first channel he went to was Fox News, praise the Lord.

I especially appreciate their Timeline page, and have sent a link to the Trailer and Clips page to Democrat family members. I have printed out a graphic of the DVD cover along with their Web site address (and one of the quotes below) in large font, bold print, and I plan to tape it to my sorting case at the P.O. tomorrow morning.

Perhaps the most evocative material of all, however, is provided by the Islamofascists themselves, in the form of footage taken directly from various television broadcasts from around the Muslim world.

The truth is powerful. From the Praises and Press page:

"[Obsession] is extremely well done … and will scare the living hell out of anyone who watches it."
~Scott McKay
Editor, FamilySecurityMatters.org

"The root of virtually all evil is lies. If the Germans were not told lies, there would not have been a Holocaust. The Islamic world is today also steeped in lies about the West. And that is the major source of the evils emanating from that world. Now, finally, thanks to Obsession, the West can see and hear those lies."
~Dennis Prager
Nationally syndicated radio talk show host, author, Member United States Holocaust Memorial Council


74 posted on 10/29/2006 7:11:56 AM PST by .30Carbine (The Truth Sets Men Free)
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To: combat_boots
Amen to both your post and this line from your homepage:

Pave each road they tread with divine iron

75 posted on 10/29/2006 7:15:06 AM PST by .30Carbine (The Truth Sets Men Free)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia

Every brain-dead member of Congress should be made to watch "Obsession."


76 posted on 10/29/2006 7:35:07 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: .30Carbine

Thank you, .30C


77 posted on 10/29/2006 11:45:58 AM PST by combat_boots (The MSM: State run Democrat media masquerading as corporations)
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To: LSUfan

Maybe Fox will air this again back to back. Every station should air this . It is a must see. Every American Young and Old should See this before they head out to the Voting Booth. It should be a Requirement Before Voting.I saw this a few months back as well. It just made me believe even more how Important the War on Terror is.


78 posted on 10/30/2006 3:12:55 AM PST by glymers
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I have heard Hannity talk about this awhile back on his radio show


79 posted on 10/30/2006 3:15:03 AM PST by glymers
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To: bnelson44; PajamaTruthMafia
FYI: If you add &playnext=1 to the url it will play all videos in succession automatically

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KZC5cFoldI&feature=PlayList&p=5F795E5024A417E1&index=0&playnext=1

80 posted on 10/30/2006 4:25:50 AM PST by BufordP ("Every morning I start my day with juice, toast, and a big bowl of Baby Crunch!" -- Michael J. Fox)
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