Pamela Geller, Breitbart: Seattle Transit Refuses AFDI FBI Global Terrorism Ad

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BREAKING NEWS: Full story here: Seattle Transit Refuses AFDI FBI 'Faces of Global Terrorism' Ad

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Last month, the FBI was running a terrorism awareness campaign featuring bus ads
depicting photos of sixteen of the world’s Most Wanted Terrorists. This
was a publicity campaign sponsored by the Joint Terrorism Task Force
for the State Department’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program. But then
the Leftists and Islamic supremacists complained that the ads were
“Islamophobic,” and they came down – and unbelievably, Seattle is
refusing to allow my group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative
(AFDI), to put them back up.

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However, Muslim groups and the politicians in their pockets actually
succeeded in pressuring the FBI into  removing the ad. As such, we decided to
had to do the FBI’s job for them in the interest of national security.  My organization, the American
Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), took it upon ourselves to
alert the public to the nature and magnitude of the terror threat. We’ submitted the ad to Seattle Transit.

Today we received their response. They refused it. They refused our ad that the FBI ran last month.

It's a spectacular submission to terror. Seattle King County is refusing our ad because it's disparging to Muslims. The ad is a poster for the worst terrorists on the FBI's most wanted list. Their refusal is devastating and further proof of all that I have been warning of all these many years.

 From: Sharron Shinbo
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2013 2:38 PM

Subject: AFDI proposed ad "FACES OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" cannot be accepted


Dear Mr. Goldsmith,

Based on our current advertising policy, the
American Freedom Defense Initiative ad, “FACES OF GLOBAL TERRORISM” ,
cannot be accepted.  The advertisement does not comply with Subsections
6.2.4, 6.2.8 and 6.2.9,  set forth below.

6.2.4  False or Misleading.  Any material
that is or that the sponsor reasonably should have known is false,
fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or would constitute a tort of
defamation or invasion of privacy.

6.2.8  Demeaning or Disparaging
Advertising that contains material that demeans or disparages an
individual, group of individuals or entity.  For purposes of determining
whether an advertisement contains such material, the County
will determine whether a reasonably prudent person, knowledgeable of
the County’s ridership and using prevailing community standards, would
believe that the advertisement contains material that ridicules or
mocks, is abusive or hostile to, or debases the dignity
or stature of any individual, group of individuals or entity. 

6.2.9  Harmful or Disruptive to Transit System
Advertising that contains material that is so objectionable as to be
reasonably foreseeable that it will result in harm to, disruption of or
interference with the transportation system. 
For purposes of determining whether an advertisement contains such
material, the County will determine whether a reasonably prudent person,
knowledgeable of the County’s ridership and using prevailing community
standards, would believe that the material is
so objectionable that it is reasonably foreseeable that it will result
in harm to, disruption of or interference with the transportation
system. 

For your reference, I have attached a copy of Metro’s Transit Advertising Policy.

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Dennis
Dennis
10 years ago

It would appear they have a problem with the truth.

EJO
EJO
10 years ago

Apparently this judge loves, my, my, my, my, Sharia.
District Judge permanently blocks Oklahoma law forbidding sharia law in courts
Posted by The Right Scoop on August 16th, 2013 in Politics
The judge says that “upholding an individual’s constitutional rights” is more important than the will of the masses. I would agree if indeed the will of the masses violated the constitutional rights of an individual. However, I’m not sure how it’s an “individual’s constitutional right” to have a US court consider sharia or international law when adjudicating a case:
CBN NEWS – A U.S. district judge permanently blocked an Oklahoma law forbidding courts from considering Islamic or international law when deciding cases.
“While the public has an interest in the will of the voters being carried out, the court finds that the public has a more profound and long-term interest in upholding an individual’s constitutional rights,” the judge wrote according to Tulsa World.
Oklahoma voters passed the measure in 2010 with 70 percent of voters supporting it, but U.S. District Judge Vickie Miles-Legrange issued a temporary injunction after a Muslim resident sued.
On Thursday the U.S. district judge made the ban permanent when she issued an order forbidding the State Election Board from certifying the election.

Anson Panz
Anson Panz
10 years ago

Sooner or later Mt. Ranier will solve this problem.

agnostic
agnostic
10 years ago

Oh man. 6.2.4, 6.2.8, 6.2.9 as reasons! You could not write a parody of this letter!
The eternally relevant quote from Ayn Rand:
“We are free to ignore reality but we are not free to ignore the consequences of ignoring reality”.

Perfected democrat
Perfected democrat
10 years ago

Out of sight, out of mind; the Democrats and the left who now effectively control the entire U.S. Government (as well as government employees too scared to blow any whistles) have bigger fish to fry, such as mainstream Americans who cling to their bibles, their weapons, their personal property and privacy. Obama is Roosevelt on super-steroids, the Democratic Party has completely morphed into a power focused, dedicated left-wing cabal. FDR had Harry Hopkins, Obama has Valerie Jarrett, with all the same kinds of implications (see the latest controversy surrounding Diana West’s newest book).

scrubjay
scrubjay
10 years ago

The official FBI terrorism list is “false or misleading”? As in what, names, photos, crimes? Pointing out that someone is a terrorist “ridicules or mocks, is abusive or hostile to, or debases the dignity or stature” of that individual. And it “will result in harm to, disruption of or interference with the transportation system” because we all know how harmful presenting an obvious fact of the state of the world is. Obviously, they are playing a catch us if you can game.

Wonderin1
Wonderin1
10 years ago

WAIT! WAIT! Pamela, please change the ad verbiage saying “…Help Capture One Of These Jihadis” to something like “…Help Capture One Of These P.O.S.”
Whaddya think? Too literal? Too insulting to P.O.S. all over the world?
Y’think the “Jihadis” wouldn’t appreciate the reference to their own personal B.O. or their sewer dwellings?
Okay, never-mind for now. I’ll work on it and get back to you.
Peace, Love & DEATH to Islam, y’all!
KAFIR AND PROUD!!

welldoneson
welldoneson
10 years ago

More and more this 0bama administration reminds me of the Lewis Carroll poem, “The Walrus and The Carpenter”. (from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)
Excerpt:
“I weep for you,” the Walrus said:
“I deeply sympathize.”
With sobs and tears he sorted out
Those of the largest size,
Holding his pocket-handkerchief
Before his streaming eyes.
“O Oysters,” said the Carpenter,
“You’ve had a pleasant run!
Shall we be trotting home again?’
But answer came there none–
And this was scarcely odd, because
They’d eaten every one.

worldwatchman
worldwatchman
10 years ago

You have to remember that Seattle and the state is democrat country so, saying anything that isn’t “politically correct” won’t get you far. Even if it’s the truth. There’s a huge number of muslims who live there so, who knows how deep they are in city and state politics. Sad but true.

Betty
Betty
10 years ago

even our judges are going over the deep end. they should have to pledge to up hold AMERICAN LAWS and no others AND IF THEY DON’T THEY LOOSE THEIR SEAT AS A JUDGE. you would see a lot of different judges to day. knowing they can loose their seat and that money they get for sitting on their cans.

Betty
Betty
10 years ago

hey Pam we could just put the most wanted up on billboards a cross AMERICA more would see these ugly mugs.

Bezelel
Bezelel
10 years ago

Early detection and early treatment is always the best way to deal with a disease.Denial is suicidal.

gfmucci
gfmucci
10 years ago

Pam, your article didn’t state when Seattle Transit will be served with the obstruction of First Amendment lawsuit.
By the way, an Amber alert posted on the side of a bus might be disparaging to the class of child predators. A wanted poster is disparaging to all criminals. If the shoe fits, Islam, wear it.

KLKL
KLKL
10 years ago

the FBI rescinded its proper emphasis on terror because of stooge-in-chief and the FBI leaders under him erasing all true Islam training from FBI materials, thus leaving ordinary agents unprepared to deal with the Jihad threat. and CAIR, ISNA, MPAC, and other “civil rights” groups are also responsible for pressuring FBI, CIA, and police agents to not investigate Muslims.

Not an eloi
Not an eloi
10 years ago

There are still a few patriots in congress who unlike al gore are not getting paid to sell out their countries to the forces of civilization jihad. We need to gather forces. This fall when children return to schools they will find that history has been changed to reflect Islamic supremacy and Christian decline and shortcoming. Imams will convert prisoners and Arabic language class will serve as a gateway to jihad. The left has made a pact with “satanic verses” that will get us all killed. Too few people see the danger until its too late. Even the Saudis who made this mess have buyers remorse and see the peril.

prbrown952
prbrown952
10 years ago

Muslims have won by forcing companies in America to bend to their will. A group of Muslims don’t like others are doing, file lawsuit, threaten jihad, and America bends to their will. What a yellow-bellied spineless America we have become. They have already won in America, and we are to stupid to realize it. Put a Muslim in the White House, and this is the result. A spineless America bowing to a foreign enemy. “Stealth Jihad” 1, America 0.

Laura
Laura
10 years ago

6.2.4 False or Misleading. Any material that is or that the sponsor reasonably should have known is false, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or would constitute a tort of defamation or invasion of privacy.
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This is insane. How is the ad false, fraudulent, deceptive or misleading since it features REAL terrorists who are wanted by the FBI?

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