[nickcarraway]

[a fool in paradise]

Communism killed more people than Nazism.

Abortion killed more people than Communism and Nazism combined.

And need I add tha the tsunami is just a drop in the bucket compared to all of them?

[BornToBeAmerican]

Well there will never be another World Wildlife Fund calendar in our house. SICK SICK SICK ANIMAL!!!

[La Lydia]

To people in Brazil and much of the rest of the world, what happens to us is of no concern, and in fact, a cause for celebration.

[sourcery]

9/11 was perpetrated by human beings who can be held morally accountable for their actions, and by an organization that seeks to do the same (or much worse) again.

What the Earth may do is beyond our control, and we cannot hold it morally accountable for its actions.

Those two facts totally refute the message of the ad.

[KarlInOhio]

The final line in the ad is "The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it."

Bomb it into submission.

[BertWheeler]

The tsunami was a natural occurence - and dare I add that if the third world countries who suffer the most from these natural disasters would focus a little more on preparing for the future they wouldn’t suffer so much!

The tsunami was directed by 19 Muslims.

[BenLurkin]

“The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it.”

Spoken like another group of mentally ill people with too much time and money.

Think of the Brad Pit character from “12 Monkeys”.

[pollywog]

that is a disgraceful ad!!!!!!

[LeonardFMason]

“Mr Gibbs......Does the President condemn the WWF and will he be making a statement about what a lowdown, insensitive, group of environmentalists they are.”

[pillut48]

WTH moment ping!!! >:-(
These people are trying to totally eliminate ALL references to the seriousness of 9/11 from history, aren't they? I bet HolyO's one of their biggest supporters! I'm curious, I wonder just how much money this organization got from all the stimulus packages???

Note to self: remove ALL WWF items from house IMMEDIATELY!

[Red in Blue PA]

WOW, that’s tasteless!

[proud American in Canada]

Well that’s it—I’ll make sure to bring my own grocery bags to the store because our stores have started charging 5 cents per plastic bag and a part of it goes to the WWF.

I realize it’s a drop in the bucket, but...

[John Titor]

Ironically, these people want to decrease the human component of the planetary ecology by 80%, and yet cite the tsunami like it was a bad thing.

[Jeff Chandler]

The sad this is, most New Yorkers probably agree with the sentiments of the ad.

[laweeks]

“The Tsunami Killed 100 Times More People Than 9/11”

“American Abortion Mills Killed More People EVERYDAY Than 9/11!”

[JSDude1]

“The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it.”

The final line of the Add should have been:

Fear God, and serve your fellow man in the mission field.

I don’t need to worry about the planet.

[Truth is a Weapon]

This is disgusting. Comparing a natural disaster, no matter how horrible, to an intentional act by mass murdering terrorists shows a complete lack of a moral compass.

I have always just ignored world wildlife fund solicitations. If there are postage paid reply forms, I may indulge myself in some passive/aggressive retaliation. A couple of ounces of junk in their envelope should do it.

[Wyatt's Torch]

In fairness, WWF US sent this message to me via Twitter:

WWF is working 2 confirm legitimacy of ad & source. It was NOT created by WWF-US & we strongly condemn messaging & images

[BornToBeAmerican]

Just found this

WWF condemns 9/11 print ad by DDB Brazil

Link

[NOTE: The WWF says it never approved this ad and is condemning it. See the updates below.] Just in time for the anniversary of 9/11 comes this tasteless, nightmarish print ad for the World Wildlife Fund, showing dozens of planes headed for lower Manhattan. See a larger version here. The copy reads: "The tsunami killed 100 times more people than 9/11. The planet is brutally powerful. Respect it. Preserve it." Unfortunately, respect is the main thing lacking here. Exploiting one tragedy to try to prevent another is just stupid and self-defeating, and will always backfire. Via Advertolog, which credits the ad to DDB Brazil. UPDATE: It appears this ad actually managed to win a merit award for public service at The One Show this year. UPDATE: We spoke to a rep at the U.S. HQ of the WWF in Washington. She said the group "strongly condemns the messaging and the imagery" of the ad, and she added: "We can promise you this ad does not reflect the thoughts and feelings of this organization." WWF further says the ad was "never authorized or approved by any WWF person on the planet" and that the group is investigating the "unauthorized and illegal use of our logo." The group's official statement on the matter can be seen here.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

I feel better

[denydenydeny]

But their message in this ad doesn’t make sense in light of their usual propaganda.

“The planet is brutally powerful” and yet so weak that another millionth of a percent of carbon dioxide will send the planet hurtling into catastrophe.