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Dem Rep. demands FBI stop using "offensive" terrorism bus ads
U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) on Wednesday sent a letter to FBI Director Robert Muellerurging him to stop using offensive bus ads that show sixteen faces of wanted terrorists.The ad campaign, created by the Puget Sound Joint Terrorism Task Force for the State Departments Rewards for Justice Program, is not only offensive to Muslims and ethnic minorities, but it encourages racial and religious profiling, McDermott claims. The congressman argues that the FBIs Most Wanted Terrorists list also includes individuals of other races and associations with other religions and causes. But their faces are missing from this campaign, he writes. The ad will likely only serve to exacerbate the disturbing trend against Middle Eastern, South Asian and Muslim Americans. It should be noted that, while the majority of the terrorists listed on the ad appear to be from Muslim regions, not all of them appear to be Muslim. More importantly, the FBI does not discriminate when determining who is a dangerous and wanted terrorist. Posted by: tipper 2013-06-21 |
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