Pamela Geller, WND Column: Gang of Shariah stooges at New York Times

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Gang of Shariah stooges at New York Times

Exclusive: Pamela Geller notes newspaper’s hypocrisy when printing religious issues

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For years, the New York Times has adhered to and enforced the strict code of Islamic law. Bowed and cowed, the Times will not violate the vicious and archaic blasphemy laws under the Shariah, as was proven yet again last week.

The Times will not criticize or mock Islam, no matter how high the death toll or how gruesome the jihad. But Christianity? For the Times, mocking Christianity is a regular feature.

This week, true to form, the New York Times ran a lavish, full-color image of a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made out of condoms. And so my human rights organization, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, or AFDI, submitted our support free speech ad to run on Sunday, July 5, far from the main section, for a staggering cost of more than $40,000. Our ad featured Bosch Fawstin’s cartoon of Muhammad exclaiming, “You can’t draw me!” and the cartoonist answering, “That’s why I draw you.”

Our ad is not obscene or offensive in any objective sense. It is a statement about how free people are not going to submit to violent intimidation and allow bloodthirsty thugs to curtail our freedoms.

Predictably, for the Shariah-compliant New York Times, even that was too far over the line. The Times’ John Shaw wrote me: “I have checked with our advertising acceptability department and this ad does not comply with our acceptability standards because it is offensive on religious grounds. We thank you again, but we will not be able to accept the ad.”

But when “Piss Christ,” a photograph depicting a crucifix submerged in a jar of urine, was created on a federal grant and exhibited at New York’s Stux Gallery, the Times advocated and supported it.

Back in 2012, the New York Times ran a full-page ad calling for Christians to leave the Catholic Church. When AFDI submitted a mirror image of that same ad, making the exactly the same declaration concerning Islam, the ad was rejected out of hand. We used the same language as the anti-Catholic ad. The only difference was that ours was true, and what we described about the mistreatment of women and non-Muslims under Islamic law was true. The anti-Catholic ad, by contrast, was written by fallacious feminazis. Nonetheless, in a craven capitulation to Shariah blasphemy laws, the Times rejected my ad.

Bob Christie, senior vice president of corporate communications for the New York Times, called me to advise me that it would be accepting my ad, but considering the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, now would not be a good time, as it did not want to inflame an already hot situation. Christie said that the Times would be reconsidering it for publication in “a few months.”

During our conversation, I asked Christie, “If you feared the Catholics were going to attack the New York Times building, would you have run that ad?” Christie responded, “I’m not here to discuss the anti-Catholic ad.” I said, “But I am, it’s the exact same ad.” He said, “No, it’s not.” I said, “I can’t believe you’re bowing to this Islamic barbarity and thuggery. I can’t believe this is the narrative. You’re not accepting my ad. You’re rejecting my ad. You can’t even say it.”

Christie then sent me a follow-up letter, claiming that the Times was going to “delay publication in light of recent events in Afghanistan, including the Quran burning and the alleged killings of Afghani [sic] civilians by a member of the U.S. military. It is our belief that fallout from running this ad now could put U.S. troops and/or civilians in the region in danger.”

The publication “delay” is, of course, still going on.

Not to be outdone, the Washington Post rejected the ad as well. Video here and here.

It was most disingenuous for the New York Times to refuse to run our counter-jihad ad based on their concern for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Liars. Who has done more to jeopardize our troops and American citizens than the pro-jihadist New York Times? They are notorious for their treasonous reportage. The New York Times has done more to jeopardize the safety of our troops than any mainstream media outlet, with the possible exception of Newsweek. Was the Times concerned that they were putting our troops’ lives in danger when it ran front-page articles on Abu Ghraib every day for a month? Starting on May 1, 2004, the New York Times had a front-page article on Abu Ghraib every day for 32 days.

Who leaked the NSA wiretaps under FISA, jeopardizing not just troops but American citizens, or the highly classified Pentagon order authorizing special ops to hunt for al-Qaida in the mountains of Pakistan?

The New York Times exposed SWIFT (which put military and civilians at great risk of jihad). SWIFT was a legal, secret program that gave the government access to a massive database of international financial transactions, using “broad subpoenas to collect the financial records from an international system.” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said in 2006, “The president is concerned that, once again, the New York Times has chosen to expose a classified program that is protecting the American people.”

They didn’t hesitate to do that, but suddenly cared about American troops when it came to my ad? And now, with the paper running the pope condom “art” but refusing to run my free-speech statement, its cowardice and hypocrisy is fully exposed. The Times stands exposed – as a gang of Shariah stooges.

 

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Jimbo
Jimbo
8 years ago

Leftist dhimmis tools. Not sure if they or islamists are worse.

Such a close call. Perhaps worse for they allow it to happen and won’t call it out.

James Montfort
James Montfort
8 years ago

The New York Times used to be a proud world recognized paper representing America, Now it is just good for putting under the car to catch oil. Ruled by the left with an anti-American agenda! It should be held criminally liable for spreading false information and conspiring to mislead the public! Shameful to the original editors who had ethics and stood by the Constitution!

jackkemp
jackkemp
8 years ago

The NY Times cares about the troops? A few years ago they wrote an article saying that many veterans were murderers once they got out of the service, not bothering to compare that murder rate to the murder rate of comparable young men in general, the general rate being five times as high as the veterans rate. The Times cares about veterans? Yeah, and I’m the King of Siam only I left my crown in my other pair of pants!

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Kalsan
8 years ago
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LarryC
LarryC
8 years ago

Keep telling the truth Pam! Much respect!

Ricardo Hotatio
Ricardo Hotatio
8 years ago

Just follow the money, Otherwise papers like the Guardian and the NY Times would have gone already. So the oil states do have a large stake in this left wing nonsens, never mind the connection between The Huffington Post and the crook George Soros.

Ann Inquirer
Ann Inquirer
8 years ago

Right on the money, Ms. Geller. But follow the money, who owns the times? Surely it is Big Oil moslems greasing their pimp palms.

Fred Smith
Fred Smith
8 years ago

A day will come when these people will be given the option to become Muslims or lose their heads. I ‘am sure they will chose the former.

El Cid
El Cid
8 years ago
Reply to  Fred Smith

Obvi, Fred.

Solomon
Solomon
8 years ago

Hipo-Crisy

WingMann
WingMann
8 years ago

The New York Times is a nest of America-hating Leftists. Nothing they do, or refuse to do, should surprise you, Pamela, or anyone else who understands these devils. Once you accept that they are full blown psychopaths, determined to assist in the complete destruction of our country, everything they do makes perfect sense.

Jim McCormack
Jim McCormack
8 years ago

I helped fight Communists in Korea ,1953. Then went on spy missions against Viet Nam. We were always worried that the Left Wing Communist Rag NYT would blow our mission. They have been fighting the Good Guys since I can remember. They should move the damned paper to Cuba or Russia..

Reagan40
Reagan40
8 years ago

This is a call for all Muslims reading this to leave Islam. You are worshipping a false god and I guarantee nothing untoward will happen to you if you leave Islam. Abandon this cult that hates and beheads.

Nina
Nina
8 years ago
Reply to  Reagan40

Catherine Howard was beheaded. Jihadi victims just get their throats cut.

Reagan40
Reagan40
8 years ago

Appeasing Islam emboldens the cult to do more evil. Nothing makes Islam happy aside from killing all infidels.

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8 years ago

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8 years ago

Thanks for reminding us that the New York Times and Bob Christie are “racist” against Catholics. Every Catholic here should make a copy of this article and find that “racist” anti-Catholic ad and bombard your parish pastors and archdiocese with this information so Catholics can be informed and boycott.

Metatrona
Metatrona
8 years ago

The Times is not afraid of you, Pam! But they are scared shitless of Muslims! They don’t want to be beheaded, or torched, or tortured, or drowned, or blown up…and Muslim terrorists DO THAT! You don’t!

Patricia
Patricia
8 years ago

Uhhh, so where’s the image of “the New York Times ran a lavish, full-color image of a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made out of condoms?”

Is Ms Geller censoring her own site? (Just asking a legitimate question not wishing to receive ugly responses.)

Patricia
Patricia
8 years ago
Reply to  pamelageller

Thank you.

El Cid
El Cid
8 years ago

Follow the money. Can they afford to piss-off rich Arabs? The retribution would be swift and strong and it would come from all the politicians, left and right, that are in the pocket of the oil Sheiks. They are nothing but a humble newspaper.

donemyhomework
donemyhomework
8 years ago

Everything just seems to get curiouser and curiouser.

Rita
Rita
8 years ago

The NYT is just another whore for Islam.

GGBear2233
GGBear2233
8 years ago

NYT’s printed the condom – pope image for free. Go figure.

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