ABC News on AFDI Islamorealism ads

Our Islamorealism ads are up and running in the swing state of Denver, Colorado. This is a fairly balanced reprot. Of course, University of Denver's Center for Middle East Studies Professor Nader Hashemi does not denounce jihad; instead, he defames, attacks and obfuscates. His claim there is no scietific evidence behind the number is ludicrous. There are hundreds of thousands of dead bodies. Why isn't Professor Hashemi outraged over the relentless persecution, oppression and slaughter of non-Muslims and secular Muslims by jihadists? Here is the list of attacks — now up.

List of Islamic Terror Attacks For the Past 30
Days

Islamic Terror Attacks for First Part of 2012
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2011
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2010
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2009
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2008
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2007
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2006
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2005
Islamic Terror Attacks for 2004
Islamic Attacks from September 11th, 2001
through 2003

Controversial bus ads draw attention to terrorist attacks in attempt to influence presidential race ABC, Denver

Anti-Obama group claims 19,757 attacks since 9/11

DENVER –
A group concerned about Islamic terrorist threats has purchased 10 bus
ads from RTD in an attempt to spark debate about their concerns before
the election.

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The ads, purchased by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, claim
there have been 19,757 deadly Islamic attacks since 9/11. The ads state:
It's not Islamaphobia, it's Islamorealism.

When asked why the group purchased ads in Denver, Executive Director Pamela Geller told 7NEWS, "Because it's a swing-state."

Geller said AFDI wants to influence the Presidential race.

She said the Obama Administration did not heed requests to increase
security at the consulate in Libya.  She also said the President dropped
the ball with Fort Hood, where 13 solders were killed, allegedly by
Maj. Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist.

"He (Hasan) had 'Soldier of Allah' on his business card and yet,
President Obama, the Administration calls it workplace violence," Geller
said.

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The director of the University of Denver's Center for Middle East Studies called the ads fraudulent.

Professor Nader Hashemi said the group behind them "is motivated in particular by an animus and hatred of President Obama."

"They've conjured up these images, these fantasies about President
Obama being a closet Muslim secretly bringing Sharia Law into the United
States," he said.

Nader said there is no credible research behind the figures used in the ads.

When asked if he was offended by them, Nader replied, "Yes. They're
offensive to many members of the Muslim community here in Denver, who
have to see them as they go to work or go to school."

When asked if the ads portray all Muslims as terrorists, Geller said, "No."

But Nader said, "They don't distinguish between Al Quaida, the group responsible for 9/11 and the American Muslim community."

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Geller said there's no need to. "Most people know there are law-abiding
Muslims. I don't believe I have to pat on the back every person who
doesn't want to kill me."

RTD spokesman Scott Reed said, "Just like newspapers and TV stations,
RTD does not endorse or support the products, services, issues or
candidates that choose to buy ad space."

He said AFDI contacted RTD's advertising contractor about purchasing space for this ad on 10 buses for 4 weeks.

"RTD's Legal, Purchasing and Marketing units each reviewed the ads and
could find no legally supportable reason to reject them," Reed said.
"It's important to know that the American Freedom Defense Initiative,
not RTD, is responsible for the content of the ads."

Reed noted that similar ads have been popping up at transit agencies elsewhere.

"In each case, the few agencies that initially refused to run the ads
ended up being challenged in the court and ultimately lost, making those
agencies pay significant legal costs and generating a large amount of
negative publicity," he said.

Reed said all political ads must include the name of the creator and purchaser.

"As they do in this case," he said.

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