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Palestinians Called 'filthy Animals' On Msnbc's 'i - SisterJennifer - 11-18-2004 (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/18/04) - CAIR today called on American Muslims and other people of conscience to contact the MSNBC cable television network to demand an apology for comments made on its "Imus in the Morning" program that referred to Palestinians as "filthy animals" and suggested that they all be killed. The Council on American-Islamic Relations also asked that the program's host, Don Imus, be reprimanded for failing to challenge his colleagues' inflammatory remarks. CAIR, which says it received numerous complaints about the comments, quoted a transcript of Imus' November 12th program in which he and his on-air colleagues engaged in the following discussion about live coverage of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's funeral: <b>DON IMUS:</b> They're (the Palestinians) eating dirt and that fat pig wife of his is living in Paris. <b>COLLEAGUE:</b> They're all brainwashed, though. That's what it is. And they're stupid, to begin with, but they're brainwashed now. Stinking animals. They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now. <b>IMUS:</b> Well, the problem is we have (reporter) Andrea (Mitchell) there; we don't want anything to happen to her. <b>COLLEAGUE:</b> Oh, she's got to get out. Andrea, get out and then drop the bomb and kill everybody. <b>COLLEAGUE:</b> Look at this. Animals. Animals! In a letter to MSNBC President Neal Shapiro, CAIR stated: "We are firm defenders of the First Amendment, but these hate-filled and racist remarks can only serve to legitimize anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry in our society and could lead to further discrimination against members of the Islamic and Arab-American communities." (CAIR also filed a complaint with the FCC because "Imus in the Morning" is a nationally-syndicated radio program.) This is not the first time Imus has been involved in a controversy over anti-Arab and Islamophobic remarks. As early as 1985, he was forced to apologize for referring to Arabs as "goat-humping weasels." (Sunday Mail, 4/21/85) He has also been criticized for using the derogatory term "raghead." (Accuracy in Media) In a reference to the crash of an Iranian airliner earlier this year that killed 43 passengers, Imus said, "When I hear stories like that, I think who cares." He then stated: "Too bad it wasn't full of Saudi Arabians." (National Iranian American Council) Earlier this year, CAIR announced a campaign designed to counter hate speech on talk radio. The campaign, called "Hate Hurts America," is based on the premise that the increasing attacks on Islam by talk show hosts harm the United States by creating a downward spiral of interfaith mistrust and hostility. As part of that campaign, Muslims were given step-by-step instructions on how to monitor local and syndicated radio programs, report anti-Muslim hate, file FCC complaints, and contact advertisers to register their concerns. SEE: http://www.cair-net.org/hatehurtsamerica/ Reports of anti-Muslim hate may be filed at: http://www.cair-net.org/hatehurtsamerica/hatewatch.asp To learn "How to Challenge Anti-Muslim Hate on the Radio," go to: http://www.cair-net.org/hatehurtsamerica/h...?page=challenge radio <b>ACTION REQUESTED: (As always, be POLITE and RESPECTFUL.)</b> Contact MSNBC to demand an apology and a reprimand for all those involved in the program. CONTACT: <b>Mr. Neal Shapiro</b> President, MSNBC 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112-0002 E-MAIL: neal.shapiro@nbc.com COPY TO: imus@msnbc.com, fccinfo@fcc.gov, cair@cair-net.org FAX: 212-664-2264 - PLEASE ANNOUNCE, POST AND DISTRIBUTE - Palestinians Called 'filthy Animals' On Msnbc's 'i - Rehmat - 11-19-2004 Are you surprised? I am not. What else you could expect from a racist Jew or Zionist? If you have read their Holy Book, Talmud, you would know where those idiots got those hateful words. They were actually repeating the same statements made by the founding fathers of Zionism, Theodor Herzl, Chaim Wiezmann, David Gurion, Begin, Moshe Dayan and the rest of the "filth pigs" - using the words of Rabi David Wiessman. Here is one incident, which could explain the evil nature of such Zionists. When it was time for Palestinians to leave the besieged Beirut in August 1982, and they had no where to go, Ariel Sharon asked an Egyptian intermediary to persuade Arafat to lead the PLO back to Jordan and said if Arafat accepted, Israel would force King Hussein to make way for the organization, Sharon boasted said: "One speech by me will make King Hussein realize that the time has come to pack his bags." Arafat immediately replied: "1-Jordan is not the home of the Palestinians 2-You are trying to exploit the agony of the Palestinian people by turning a Palestinian-Lebanese dispute into a Palestinian-Jordanian contradiction." When Sharon heard Arafat's reply, he responded with an obscene curse in Arabic. (Iron Wall, p. 412). Wa Salaam Palestinians Called 'filthy Animals' On Msnbc's 'i - SisterJennifer - 11-24-2004 <b>MSBNC OFFERS APOLOGY FOR 'IMUS' REMARKS</b> (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/23/04)- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that MSNBC cable television network has apologized for anti-Arab/anti-Muslim remarks made on its "Imus in the Morning" program. CAIR filed an FCC complaint over comments on a November 12th 'Imus' program that referred to Palestinians as "stinking animals" and suggested that they all be killed. In response to hundreds of e-mails prompted by CAIR action alerts, MSNBC stated in part: "The views expressed on the program are not those of MSNBC. Having said that, it was unfortunate that these remarks were telecast on MSNBC. We sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended by these remarks." CAIR National Communication Director Ibrahim Hooper thanked all of those who took the time to express their dismay over the offensive comments made on MSNBC's "Imus in the Morning" show. |