[ April 24, 2024 ]
This all started back in 2013, when 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. The ad featured the world’s leading global terrorists. As it happened, all but one were Muslim. Islamic supremacists and their leftist lapdogs demanded the want ad come down, claiming it was insulting to Muslims. The FBI caved and pulled the Seattle-area bus ads featuring the “Faces of Global Terrorism” after receiving complaints “that the ads stereotype Muslims.”
My organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), believed that this public awareness message was critical to national security and should run. We are constantly being clubbed with the claim that “moderate Muslims” abhor and reject the acts of terrorism that are constantly committed in the name of their religion, so why would they object to a wanted poster featuring Islamic terrorists who supposedly have twisted and hijacked their peaceful religion? Why would “moderate Muslims” provide cover for jihad terror? Why, indeed.
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AFDI submitted a virtual copy of the FBI ad to run on Seattle transit. The cowards at Seattle King Metro refused to run the ad, claiming that it was disparaging to Muslims. Reality is disparaging to Muslims?
We sued Seattle King Metro. Predictably, the liberal fascists in Seattle sided with the supremacists. We appealed to the clowns on the notorious 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. And now they, as expected, ruled in favor of sharia and supremacism.
Of all the free speech legal battles I am embroiled in, this one is the most absurd. It illustrates the crippling submission and capitulation of government authorities to Islamic supremacist demands. And now it has gotten even more absurd: King County claimed last year that “AFDI…has directly forced six of the ten largest transit agencies in the United States to end all forms of political, public interest, and religious advertising. AFDI’s Pamela Geller calls this the ‘Geller Ban.’ Dkt. 57 (Declaration of Hackett, Ex. D (Geller Dep. at 44:19 – 45:1-4)). To date, not counting the transit systems chilled by AFDI’s ‘free speech’ campaign, the ‘Geller Ban’ has substantially limited the speech available to over 50 million Americans who live in the affected service areas.”
That’s right: they’re blaming us for the fascist, counter-free speech actions of the transit systems that changed their rules to ban all political ads rather than run our ads. This is like blaming a woman for being raped.
Our legal team at the American Freedom Law Center has responded:
The so-called “Geller Ban” referred to by the County is nothing more than a concerted effort by government officials to discriminate against Plaintiffs by seeking to close forums for Plaintiffs’ speech because the officials dislike the message. Plaintiffs refuse to surrender their freedoms to these government censors.
Click here to read our entire reply brief in our case against King County.
This is a key freedom of speech case, with enormous implications far beyond this one ad. We will never give up in our fight against this flagrant attempt to suppress our most fundamental freedom.
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59 Comments
5 years ago
islam is an insult to life
5 years ago
Reply to
Halal Bacon
It is as if one Neanderthal (or another caveman) once in ancient (prehistoric) time would receive status of the “prophet” and from now on humans be bounded to worship the most primitive forms of superstitions, forever, with no progress possible – ever!
5 years ago
mahou, where are you?………banned for awhile?
5 years ago
Reply to
wall poster
Was sick for a few daze, then suffered from severe case of pissedoffiedness with disqus emulating face book and twitter. Slowly getting over it.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
That’s interesting, those daze coincided with the very worst disqus period ever, so far.
5 years ago
Reply to
sodacrackers2
Interesting to see that you welcome the return of someone whose idea of how to refute a position with which she disagrees includes such charming elocutions as “Vuck you.” That is her style and indicative of the depth of her intellect. Interesting choice of friends you have.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
You don’t know me at all, but you want to pick my friends? I learned the hard way not to pick friends on the internet as it is a dangerous place for the naive.
5 years ago
Reply to
sodacrackers2
Pick your friends? No, I leave that up to you.
Let’s just say, there is a certain history between Mahou and myself, in which I have been the subject of repeated banal, unsubstantiated, foul-mouthed abuse with no effort to actually refute my claims.
I do think that those attracted to her utterances should be aware of her persona.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
Character assassination the last refuge of the scoundrel eh muslum sympathizing worm? Maybe you would be happier in any muslum state where critics of muslums and islum are dealt w/in a manner more to your liking?
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
It’s not “character assassination” to repeat a person’s utterances, nitwit. Calling someone a “muslum (sic) sympathizing worm” is, I think, even though I have no real idea of what such a creature might be.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
You’re the supercilious, cretinous, pedantic worm who posits the concept of “good, honorable, decent” muslums in the absence of all evidence that such a thing exists.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
Do you, litty spittoon, realize just how much of a fool you are making of yourself? And, how many people are laughing AT you? You poor, poor little thing.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
we like her more than you , we are biased,…… you on the other hand flip flop from being a muslima apologist to a pseudo patriot
5 years ago
Reply to
wall poster
She’ (litty spittoon) is a blithering idiot’s blithering idiot. That guttersnipe is a one woman goon squad.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
The blithering idiot’s blithering idiot, raises her ugly guttersnipe head. ” … the depth of her intellect.” TOO funny, coming from something with the Stanford-Binet score of a walnut, that NEVER posts ANYTHING of merit or substance. You are SO much fun to laugh AT!
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
The problem , in all thruth , it is just the poor quality of the vrolls, vucking vrolls that invest this site . Buncha vloody vorking varzhulls, vain’t they ?
5 years ago
Reply to
AlgorithmicAnalyst
Yes, have noticed that some posts (I guess “too politically incorrect”) ended up being spammed or blocked.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
Something going around, Mahou, between Phoenix and Ketchikan, and maybe elsewhere. Hit me too. Not bad, but aggravating. My posts are down. Too few hours in a 24-hour day – need a snooze once in a while.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mark Steiner
Much of my problem comes from a few genetic flaws that as I get older cause the sensation to be much less fun than the prospectus described. Then, the aggravation of discus turning into a “wannabe” face book or twitter just was too much.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
I’ve noticed the same. Me too this, and me too that. Destroys human relationships. Not in the right direction.
5 years ago
Reply to
Mahou Shoujo
If by this you mean your Disqus comments are being censored (and made unreadable, after, of course, you to put in the effort of writing a comment) by shadowbanning, being “detected as spam”, or “awaiting moderation”, the same has befallen me, though I have never violated “terms”. They appear to be targeting conservatives with high upvote ratios…
5 years ago
So few in our country do not realize the greatest threat to our country is ISLAM, not China, nor Russia, not any other country. The seeds for our destruction have been sowed by obama’s 8 years as president.
5 years ago
AFDI…has directly forced six of the ten largest transit agencies in the United States to end all forms of political, public interest, and religious advertising. AFDI’s Pamela Geller calls this the ‘Geller Ban.’
One wonders if the meaning of the “force” is beyond the intellectual comprehension of these clowns. Exactly whom did Pamela “force”, King County?
Truly we live in a Kafka-esque world.
5 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
The idea is that to reject this, all political ads must be rejected or it’s a 1A violation.
5 years ago
Reply to
aemoreira1981
The idea is that to reject this, all political ads must be rejected or it’s a 1A violation.
I understand that, aemoreira.
However, it is simply an abuse of language and thought to say that Pamela/AFDI directly or indirectly forced anyone to do anything in this situation. They didn’t want to run her ads, and chose the least onerous (to them) method of accomplishing their goal. They had a choice to make, and they made it, but nobody “forced” them, and it is simply disingenuous of them to claim otherwise.
Orwellian use of language has long been a hallmark of the left. Truly, for totalitarians of all stripes, as well as certain politicians, Ignorance is Strength.
5 years ago
I lived in King Co. visited there many times. Place is over run with stupidity. Not surprising they would think like this. They believe Islam is getting a bad rap from folks like Pam. Never hear or see moderate Muslims decrying the terrorists among them killing in the name of Mo HAM ed and Allah! That’s because they want it to continue.
How far along is ISLAM to taking over? Decide for yourself.
5 years ago
Reply to
acewheeler
I am a third generation Seattleite. This place is a progressive cesspool.
As a closet conservative, I never say anything in public counter to the progressive narrative without receiving nearly instant negative feedback. (My conservative friends agree.)
Seattle progressives continue to whine about Trump, Russia-gate and Stormy. The local politicians can’t fix the city potholes but they feel compelled to give advice to Trump.
Liberal loser land – Seattle.
5 years ago
Reply to
BobSmith101
many of them aren’t native. maybe most of them…but have definitely negatively influenced the remaining native folks. Western WA (greater puget sound region) stopped voting (R) in the latter 80s. Now are reaping the whirlwind…despite supposedly #1 health of economy, if tokyo levels of overpopulation is your thing. At least they don’t have homeless, have awesome trains, are clean and safe…
5 years ago
Reply to
wpjokari
My friend who lived in Tokyo told me “human accidents” were a semi-regular occurrence on the trains in Tokyo (i.e. where someone would thrown themselves in front of a train).
5 years ago
Reply to
BobSmith101
Haven’t been there for 40 years. Liked the place then, but my advice now is do not visit or spend money in Seattle or King County.
5 years ago
Reply to
BobSmith101
I live in Kirkland, Wa & have lived in the Seattle area since 1996. Yes I’ve watched the far left mentaIity spread like a virus. I voted for Trump. When I pass by construction & landscaping sites I shout I-C-E ICE.
5 years ago
Reply to
BobSmith101
Beautiful city. I preached there on one occasion. But, beneath the surface, very ugly and spiritually-lost. That’s why progressivism reigns.
5 years ago
Reply to
acewheeler
Those in politics and the media who see fit to squelch the First Amendment rights of people like Pamela need to be reminded that the constitutional liberties that allow her to express her opinion are the very same liberties that allow political discourse and a free media to even exist in the first place.
5 years ago
Reply to
Drew the Infidel
And we will we continue to have the 1st Amendment so long as we have the 2nd Amendment for insurance!
5 years ago
Proof that they can spin anything against you.
5 years ago
Interesting report
Trump’s Loudest Anti-Muslim Twitter Troll Is A Shady Vegan Married To An (Ousted) WWE Exechttps://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/anti-muslim-twitter-troll-amy-mek-mekelburg_us_5b0d9e40e4b0802d69cf0264
5 years ago
Reply to
Kat Mandu
Why wouldn’t any one of the kafir al najjis not be anti-moslem lying muslum chumpanzee? Do you really think we haven’t noticed how the unbeliever in islum is treated anywhere you koranderthals gain power? R U really that stupid? Or that arrogant?
5 years ago
Reply to
IzlamDownpressesHumanity
“koranderthals” Excellent !
(except the slandering every blue eyed person on the planet)
5 years ago
Reply to
aebe
I can’t take credit for that, I’m not the person who invented the neologism koranderthal.
I never slander anyone with blue-eyes — most of my family has blue eyes.
5 years ago
Reply to
Kat Mandu
Finished dancing/singing for your male “FIENDS” (not a spelling mistake) already, Cat-Man-Doo??
5 years ago
Reply to
Ed Newbold
you probably don’t want to open a link from a terror cyst….your firewall caught it in time
5 years ago
I hope Ms. Geller and her legal team can realize substantial punitive damages against these corrupt, craven muslum apparatchiks for deliberately violating the 1st amendment protections of the US constitution.
5 years ago
Government and civil officials NEVER like when TRUTH is told. NEVER! They live in a world of LIES. It’s their MO and hangout. The only way they can stay in power.
Because if you ever find out how they do things………
5 years ago
i haven’t ridden king or snohomish cty metros since the early 80s…(I couldn’t drive)…they’re desperate for [paying] riders. One is sending out 2 weeks free rider cards to obviously non-needy households that would never ride a bus.
5 years ago
Reply to
wpjokari
Everyone enjoys a ride with crazy unwashed dangerous people. Why not enjoy a few minutes of terror and/or revulsion on the way to or from your job.
5 years ago
oxymoron – n. – a rhetorical figure in which an epigrammatic effect is created by the conjunction of incongruous or contradictory terms; for example “a moderate Muslim”.
5 years ago
The irony! They ban the ad, then they ban other ads because they banned the ad, then they accuse Geller of being against free speech! THEY are the ones against free speech!
5 years ago
These idiots don’t know much about Sharia law. By capitulation, they are bowing to Sharia law. Slowly by surely they will understand Islam is an idealogy of world domination. Morons!
