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The CAIR Hate and Terror blog has the story: Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Michael Ramirez drew the cartoon above, which has roaches coming out of a sewer marked "Iran" and "Extremism." I would see that as referring to Iran's exporting of jihad terrorists, but CAIR saw it differently, and called upon its drones to write protest letters to the Columbus Dispatch: "Send polite comments about this Nazi-style cartoon depicting Iranians as roaches fleeing a sewer to: gsheller@dispatch.com, michael.ramirez@investors.com."
Of course, the cartoon doesn't refer to Iranians as roaches, and CAIR -- as the CAIR Hate and Terror blog points out -- has never spoken out against Ahmadinejad's Nazi-like emissions of Jew-hatred, but when has CAIR cared for decency or consistency?
Anyway, the Columbus Dispatch would have none of it. Editorial page editor Glenn Sheller wrote a reply to the CAIR intimidation letters, saying in part:
CAIR also likens the cartoon to Nazi propaganda. This is a remarkable display of intellectual gymnastics. Iranian President Ahmadinejad has called for the destruction of the Jewish state and questions the Holocaust, while his regime tries to develop nuclear weapons. If CAIR is truly concerned about the promotion of Nazi ideas and the use of Nazi methods, it should direct its attention to Tehran.CAIR’s claims that its mission is to promote understanding of Islam and combat anti-Islamic information and anti-Islamic attitudes. That’s an honorable mission when it is directed at legitimate grievances.
In this case, CAIR has misrepresented this cartoon and missed the mark by fabricating a false grievance.
CAIR fabricating a false grievance? Stop the presses!
Read all about it, over at CAIR Hate and Terror.
Posted by Robert at April 8, 2008 6:39 PM
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"Send polite comments about this Nazi-style cartoon"
- That's just blatant reductio ad hitlerum.
Posted by: Rogster![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/dhimmiwatch/nav-commenters.gif)
at April 8, 2008 10:02 PM
Bravo Columbus Dispatch! Now, how about a front-page expose of CAIR and the Ikhwan in America, coupled with another Ramirez cartoon send-up of CAIR?
Posted by: John C at April 8, 2008 10:33 PM
You would think the sewer would be Saudi Arabia, but I suppose Iran works as well.
Blue
Posted by: Blue at April 8, 2008 11:34 PM
CAIR will not get a cartoon yet, but in time. It takes "baby steps" in opening peoples eyes. This is happening, like the school trip in Holland being called Pigs, what a field trip. People are waking up, will it be fast enough. I hope it will be.
Posted by: jj1980 at April 8, 2008 11:51 PM
OOphs, me bad they were called dogs.
Posted by: jj1980 at April 8, 2008 11:53 PM
My only problem with this cartoon is that Iran is singled out as being a unique source of roaches in the region, thereby making it look like the problem is only Shia Islam, as opposed to Islam at large.
In fact, the source of these vermin could just as easily be Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Syria and Egypt, something that the cartoon omits in a significant way, so significant that it looks like countries like Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon and Azerbaijan are as much a victim of these roaches as is Israel. Anyone else see a problem with this cartoon (from our POV)?
Posted by: Infidel Pride at April 9, 2008 1:32 AM
Muslims Against Sharia would like to express support for Michael Ramirez and Columbus Dispatch. Do not bow to intimidation campaign of terrorist front CAIR!
Posted by: Muslims Against Sharia at April 9, 2008 2:42 AM
Hey, what about Saudi Arabia?
Posted by: infidel_hindu at April 9, 2008 3:25 AM
It would have been more realistic to portray the entire Middle East as the sewer, and show the roaches crawling all over Europe and North America.
Posted by: ImNoDhimmi at April 9, 2008 7:48 AM
Yes, the sewer is too far north. Unlike Saudi Arabia, Iran has made useful cultural contributions to the world.
Posted by: sceptico at April 9, 2008 9:34 AM
Mecca is the geographical source of the virus.
The Koran, the vector.
Showing such a sewer grid on the cover on the "holy" book of Islam wouldn't play, yet.
As more learn what is inside, it will become self-evident.
Posted by: profitsbeard at April 9, 2008 10:21 AM
Makes a nifty screen saver.
Posted by: interestinconundrum at April 9, 2008 7:16 PM
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