'Atomic Iran' TV Ad Rejected

[Torog]

'Atomic Iran' TV ad rejected
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Tuesday, April 26, 2005


A TV commercial warning Americans that Iran intends to launch a nuclear terror attack in the U.S. has been rejected by several stations due to fears it might inflame Muslims.

Titled "An Atomic 9-11: When Evil is Appeased," the spot, sponsored by the Iran Freedom Foundation, is based on a scenario described in the new WND Books release "Atomic Iran: How the Terrorist Regime Bought the Bomb and American Politicians," by Jerome R. Corsi, co-author of the best-selling "Unfit for Command."

The ad, which can be viewed on the IFF website, began a month-long run last Tuesday in 17 markets nationwide.

It was rejected, however, by independent stations in Chicago, Dallas and Roanoke, Va., according to the company that produced and distributed it, Fargo, N.D.-based TVAI, or Timeless Video Alternatives International.

Steve Tweed, a TVAI working partner, told WND the ad was deemed "too politically partisan and controversial."

"One person called it propaganda," he said.

The scenario described in "Atomic Iran" shows that a 150-kiloton improvised nuclear device exploded in New York would reduce much of the city to rubble. Some 1.5 million people would be killed instantly, with another 1.5 million certain to die over the next few days.

The commercial is running up to six times a day in prime time in Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles/Victorville, Calif.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Bangor, Maine; Cedar Brook, N.J.; Eugene, Ore., Greenville/Spartanberg, S.C.; Huntsville/Decatur/Florence, Ala.; Jasper, Ind.; and Spokane, Wash.

Tweed said some television program directors and traffic managers have been "tearing their hair out" over whether to run the ad, because they don't want to be seen as "picking a fight with any part of the community."

"We've never taken on such a valiant cause or had such a volatile or emotional reaction about any ad we've ever carried," Tweed said.

He explained the response was due to a "very latent, and I believe truthful, portrayal of Muslim fanaticism."

The ad, which begins with a clip from one of Sen. John Kerry's debates with President Bush, includes chants of "Death to America" led by leaders of the radical Muslim regime. The final image is of a figure in a Muslim veil.

"People in the media are trying to be politically correct and have an aversion to acknowledging that these are psychotic, fanatic rulers, and they happen to be Muslims," he said.

But Tweed said some of the concern could be simply because "people don't want their stations blown up."

WND's editor and CEO, Joseph Farah, sits on the board of the Iran Freedom Foundation. He noted that "many or most of the Iranians involved in the organization are Muslims."

Corsi said the TV commercial was produced to graphically demonstrate a real threat that even the Department of Homeland Security, in a recent report, says could happen.

"We didn't produce the commercial to scare people," he said. "We produced it to send out an alert so the people of America could be aware of the steps that need to be taken to make sure it never happens. It's irresponsible not to bring it to people, not to show it."

Corsi said that if someone prior to Sept. 11, 2001, had put the pieces together from intelligence on Operation Bojinka -- a 9/11-style plot hatched in the 1990s -- "we should have realized terrorists would use planes as missiles."

Now, he says, "we should be aware an atomic 9-11 is in the works."

"If a rogue state like Iran has the ability to produce nuclear weapons, most of the technical problems are solved for terrorist cells that want to explode a bomb in a major U.S. city," Corsi said.

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[Torog]

Howdy Y'all,

I have a url for viewing the ad http://www.iranfreedomfoundation.org...php?page_id=69

Have any of y'all seen this ad yet ? Basically,it's true..the mullahs and their supporters,are bound and determined to use whatever nukes they build,against both Israel and the US,there's even talk by the mullahs of attempting an emp use of their nuke arsenal,in an attempt at knocking out America's electronic infrastructure.

The problem is,is that there's alot of folks in Iran,who want to have a peaceful and democratic Iran,and they deserve freedom..but they are probably not going to be able to stop the mullahs by themselves,before it's too late. Sadly,there may be no choice,but to conduct a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Iran..the mullahs must not be allowed to succeed. I realize that there are folks here,who wish that America and Israel,would be destroyed,but the fact is,is that your puny goverments,would quickly fall to Islam,China or Russia,in the absence of America and Israel.

It's past time,for folks to face the truth about Iran..something must be done to stop them from using any nukes..no matter how much you may hate America and Israel.

[F L E S H]

Sadly,there may be no choice,but to conduct a pre-emptive nuclear strike against Iran..

I'm sure that would make you so sad...

You're disgusting.

[amsterdam]

it will never come to that!!there is alot of shit going on behind the scenes.why would the iranians committ political suicide?they are always up to no good but they for sure want to stay in power.

[mr chinnery]

Bang on Amsterdam. If Iran was to initiate a nuclear attack it would be obliterated! No nation would do something so stupid. More likely, Torog, they want it as a deterrent to stop invasion by another nation. To suggest a pre-emptive nuclear strike is a bit extreme surely? You're absolutely right though that they should be stopped from using nukes. But not through holocaust. They don't even have bloody nukes, let alone the capability to use them against America. It sounds like racism.

[amsterdam]

f--k those ayatollas!!!free those great people!!!!!!!!!11

[mr chinnery]

Let them free themselves.

[Button Basher]

Fucking propoganda. And just when Torog was starting to look intelligent.

[kuulbns]

Another WMD crises!! lol Sure let's take on South Korea while we're at it eh? lmao

[amsterdam]

we already have tons of spies there,im not saying military support but behind the scenes covert.