This piece by Ali Abunimah profiles one of the ways that the Zionist lobby is using "politically correct" avenues to further the alienation of the American public from Muslims or the people of the Middle East by vilifying all aspects of their lives. Symbolism and language are powerful tools and weapons that can create alternate realities in our minds and help shape how we view others. It is very apparent that most things Muslim or Middle Eastern automatically conjure up an image of "terror." This latest charade by the Terror Free Initiative is one to pay attention to and examine before any decisions are made.
Marilyn.
Media fall for pro-Israel hate group's "Terror Free Oil"
Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 13 February 2007
In recent days, National Public Radio and the BBC have been among the countless media outlets to give prominent publicity to an organization calling itself "Terror Free Oil," (TFO) which claims to have established gasoline filling stations in several US cities, that do not sell oil from the Middle East.
Much of the coverage has read like a press release for the organization, or has treated it as a cute feature story, accepting at face value the claims made by its spokesman. The fundamentally racist nature of the claims TFO makes, and the long history of anti-Muslim statements and activities of its founder have been totally ignored. Continue......
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