This past few
months, over 28 Million DVD's with a message of hate against Muslims was
distributed as advertising supplements in Newspapers and in the US mail,
mostly in "swing" states (states with no clear polling preference for
President).
The purpose of the "Obsession" DVD was to inspire hate
against Muslims, instill fear in voters and sway the election (presumably
against Barack Obama, who is being "accused" of being Muslim, as if that
were a criminal act, and not simply a religious affiliation), and make it
easier for people to support more war in the Middle East. While this
campaign seems to have had little impact on the Presidential election, we
still need to take a stand against hate.
An excellent article on this campaign of hate can be
read
here, in an article written by Omar Safi "Who
put hate in my Sunday Paper".
In response to the mailing, we are taking action. The
second phase of this campaign is now underway, and we are asking you to
take action.
Like
this important campaign began by American-Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee (ADC) we are requesting that if our supporters receive any
such mailing or newspaper insert from the "Clarion Fund" (which has links
to an Israeli-based religious group), that folks send the material to us.
We will then return it to AIPAC when it has its "membership dinner" in
San Francisco on December 9th. Why to AIPAC? Because it has been
promoting many of the speakers featured in the hate DVD, including Daniel
Pipes and many others. It is also likely that the funders of the DVD
distribution also are big supporters of AIPAC. Sheldon Adelson, one of the
world's richest men, funds the extremist group "Freedom Watch" is rumored
to be behind the funding fo the DVD, though it is uncertain. Adelson also
funded AIPAC's new headquarters in DC. The important point is, AIPAC
works day after day to promote fear and hate, using the most vile
propaganda, promoting its worst proponents, such as Rev. Hagee and Daniel
Pipes. What better way to say "We reject this" than by marking this trash
"Return to Sender" and publicly renouncing this campaign.
If you receive a copy of any DVD from the Clarion Fund in
your mail or your newspaper as an advertising supplement, please forward
it to:
Stop AIPAC!
PO BOX 11311
Berkeley CA · 94712
We will make sure that AIPAC and the
larger community gets the message. America rejects hate. Stop promoting
voices of hate and bigotry.
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