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Submission by: Islamic Unification Movement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Topic: Radio Show Bashes Muslims ************ Text: To: Islamic Unification Movement Council of American Islamic Relations Islamic Association for Palestine American Muslims for Jerusalem Muslim Students Association Islamic News and Information Network ----------------- ==================== Radio Show Bashes Muslims ==================== Assalaamu 'alaikum, The following was sent to us from a concerned non-Muslim. Please read it and take action, insha'Allah. -------- To whom it may concern: I am writing this letter to you to notify of you of an incident that occurred on the "Coast-to-Coast AM" Radio Program the evening of October 12. As you may know "Coast" is the most listened to radio program in the United States in it’s respective time slot, which is from 10pm-2am. I am an avid listener but when the original host left last year I have been fairly lukewarm. The program deals with issues that are paranormal on somewhat on the fringe. This is definitely not a political program. Anyhow, the host, Mike Seagal, Who is Jewish, (and up until the recent uprising seemed fairly neutral on Israeli politics) decided last night to preempt the regular programming and have a special on the violence in Palestine. This consisted of defining the problem as being one in which a small group of terrorists (Palestinians) were trying to destroy the peace process. While it is true that views are divided concerning Mr. Arafats attempt at reconciliation with the Israelis what I am seeing in Palestine is a general uprising of the Palestinian people to assert their right to sovereignty. He had a guest on the program named Victor Mordechai who he introduced as a journalist but it later came out that he was a spokesman for the Israeli army. This Mordechai made some vicious statements on the program that were unchallenged (appeared to be accepted by the host), such as "Islam is a Satanic religion", The Palestinians are nice people, so were Germans... they are angry because they had to live under a nazi system (he is referring to the Palestinian Authority I believe), "The god of Muslims is not the god of Jews and Christians", "Muslims do not worship God, They worship Allah, a pagan god of the moon and warfare", "This uprising has nothing to do with Christians"( I am paraphrasing this one but the last time I checked a significant number of Palestinians were Christian)This Mr. Mordechai talked up some racist trash. And of course both he and Seagal kept feeding us that line of propaganda that Palestinians left the territory of modern Israel in 1948 of their own free will. Mr. Seagal even went so far as to say "Golda Meir had it right, the Palestinians are not a nation". I was so angry I was beside myself last night and resolved to do something about it. I am not Palestinian, Arab or Muslim but I feel enough is enough! I am writing this letter and sending it out to as many groups /organizations that I think will be interested. Seagal owes the Palestinians and all Muslims an apology. I am hoping that you can spread the word and contact the producer of this show, the stations where it airs from, and Mike Seagal. An apology is in order and he needs to have a counterpoint view represented. Below are a series of links that will take you to the home page of the radio program, the contact numbers for the producers, and to the archive section of this program where I hope you will listen to the first hour of this program over the internet. This show has a large audience of people who are unfamiliar with the Middle East in general or with Muslims. Its important that this propagandist is challenged. The most disturbing aspect of all of this is that Seagel is trying to pass himself as a neutral, nonbiased observer of this conflict. It is natural that he would have sympathies toward Israel and he needs to address that instead of trying to deny them. Thanks, Sean Taschner PS- Please do not put this email on a mailer list .. it is my work email Home Page: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ Contacts: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/contact.html Audio Archive (click here to listen to the show. When the page loads click on the windows media icon next to October 12: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/contact.html _________________________________________ OneUmmah Network e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.OneUmmah.Net Free E-mail Service: http://mail.1ummah.net Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail entire list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The views expressed on One Ummah Information do not necessarily coincide with the views of One Ummah Network, with the Islamic Unification Movement, or its supporters. All the works presented by this service are properties of their authors unless otherwise stated. __________________________________________