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| Evil Militarists threaten mat company |
| 2007-01-23 |
| I predicted yesterday that leftists would soon be crawling out of the woodwork to defend the Muslim-owned mattress company. Sure enough: E-mail to soldier spurs outrage Military supporters bombard West Allis company with messages; fears for safety arise What began as a brief e-mail exchange between a U.S. soldier in Iraq and a Wisconsin-based online retailer has erupted into an international incident that has pitted military supporters against free speech advocates and threatens to shut down the local company. Bargain Suppliers of West Allis said its discount-mats.com Web site had to be taken down Monday to address the thousands of e-mails it's received since news of the exchange - in which an employee voiced opposition to the war in Iraq - began circulating on the Internet last week. Vice president Sajid Nasir said the employee is being "held accountable." But he said the incendiary and threatening nature of some of the e-mails - and voicemails left at the West Allis home that co-owner Faisal Khetani shares with his parents - have shaken the family. "It's really getting out of control," said Nasir, who described the messages as "angry and vulgar." "Our main concern is for the safety of the family. That's more important than the business," he said. Repeated attempts to reach the Khetanis were unsuccessful. |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #11 As I nunderstand it, the "business owner" is 23 years old. The SGT in Iraq has a right to be disgusted, and the originator of the reply to the SGT dsesrves to be criticized. With that said, the broader response appears to be wildly out of proportion. I suspect that the folly of the ill-advised reply to the SGT has well been absorbed by the immigrants (of whatever generation) responsible for the incident. It is probbaly now time to move on. But - it would be shades of poetic justice if the Muslim community in that area suddenly falls under the microscope - and jihadi cockroaches and illegal immigants are found amongst the group, and dealt with. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2007-01-23 23:02 |
| #10 As I said in another comment, I Google Earthed the address and it is a house. So did he fire his wife, son, daughter? |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2007-01-23 17:19 |
| #9 wxjames: no, we don't need anyone responding with threats and intimidation. We need people responding (reasonably) respectfully as to why the guy is wrong. AC and Fred have offered examples. The business owner needs to discipline his employee and ensure that regardless of his opinion on the war (which he has a right to have), our military people are treated with respect they have earned and deserve. And let's put a sock on the 'raghead' nonsense: we're better than that. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-01-23 14:56 |
| #8 Frank G: I thought it was: "Free speech for me, but not for thee!" |
| Posted by: BA 2007-01-23 11:39 |
| #7 Free speech means the ability to come down on this Muzzie shitbag like a ton of bricks. Now that he and his attitude, which I'm sure is the prevalent one for all Muz scum residing here, despite his pitiful denials, is well known, I sincerely hope he's hounded out of business and out of Wisconsin. |
| Posted by: SpecOp35 2007-01-23 11:08 |
| #6 Freedom of speech is often confused with freedom from consequences. Here's hoping Mr Khetani, his company, his website, and his "employee" go bankrupt, and go back to raghead land. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-01-23 11:01 |
| #5 I am warmed by the reaction to this provocative statement. I wish even more people had responded with threats and intimidation. The time is fast approaching when we on the side of freedom and the American way will have to unite against the leftists and the elitists to preserve our way of life against their communal, what's yours is mine, enforced behavior. We are the only country in the world that accepts immigrants from anywhere without ever having a chance to approve such practices. Even now, our Congress works against the will of most of the citizens by attempting to ignore the law to build a fence on our southern border. Without our consent, our Social Security has been given to foreigners. Without our consent, foreign immigrants have been allowed into various corners of our nation, and even brought here on our dollar. It's time for this crap to stop. It's time for the people to decide who gets to be an American, not the vote seeking political scum. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-01-23 10:02 |
| #4 free speech is only for the left |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-01-23 08:18 |
| #3 For those wishing to contact the owner of this mattress company directly may do so by mailing or calling tham at the following addresses. Please do not threaten the owner, as apprently his employee made the comment. Let's rationally convince him to supply our troops at wholesale or better. Registrant: Faisal Khetani PO Box 270693 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53227 United States Registered through: Teknon Domains Domain Name: DISCOUNT-MATS.COM Created on: 23-Mar-05 Expires on: 23-Mar-08 Last Updated on: 03-Mar-06 Administrative Contact: Khetani, Faisal sportsfitness@gmail.com 3259 S.106th Street West Allis, Wisconsin 53227 United States (414) 543-9634 Technical Contact: Khetani, Faisal sportsfitness@gmail.com 3259 S.106th Street West Allis, Wisconsin 53227 United States (414) 543-9634 |
| Posted by: Elmaviling Clerese1685 2007-01-23 07:21 |
| #2 "We're monitoring the situation, in case somebody decides to retaliate," Capt. Tom Kukowski said. Are you monitoring the local mosque? If not, why not? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2007-01-23 05:38 |
| #1 Oops, top two lines should be highlighted. At least I got the category right this time. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2007-01-23 05:26 |