Muslim children gassed at Dayton mosque after "Obsession" DVD hits Ohio

Well, at least we know where a lot of people stand on the issue... hate only breeds belligerence...

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/07/ddn10070...

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/09/28/ddn09280...

The exaggerated sensationalism that this mosque is a victim of terrorism or hate crime against Muslims has been debunked. The story reported as "gassing of children in a mosque" amounts to inciting hysteria as can be seen in the bulk of the responses to this story here on current.com.

It's frightening to see how quickly people react with extremist attitudes without looking into the facts, when encountering a misrepresented story like this one about the incident at the mosque and the film "Obsession".

The video "Obsession" may have been presented in a dramatic style to elicit emotional response. But should we dismiss the entire content as false without investigating further?

Should comments and questions like those I am presenting here be immediately deleted and censored just because they don't simply jump on the bandwagon of the popular view?

Click the link for the original story at the top of this current.com post and read the discussion at the bottom.

From the comments section of the original story:
"What is reported is that a canister of pepper spray was found inside the mosque. and a young boy and his family were questioned. DennyInDayton is right. Inciting fear is simply wrong and doesn't matter which side it comes from. The sensationalist headline referring to "gassing" and meant to evoke the horrors of the Holocaust is despicable since the only reason for it was to garner personal attention and further some other agenda. We all know the reason that DVD was distributed was to encourage people to vote republican. The article above uses similar tactics to incite fear and panic where there is no need for it. Not any better."

Terrorism is being used to provoke terrorism in order to justify what many radical Muslims view as Islamic Holy War or Jihad. We must not respond to terror and violence with more violence. We must practice forgiveness and understanding. Even when we are injured unjustly, unfairly, we must return only compassion and love. When injured we must not react with anger and hate. This is how Gandhi succeeded against the British Empire. This is the only way anyone will succeed against terror that comes from any organization, be it Islam, Israel or America.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7bOt7oxJFw

Consider whether this crimminal act is grounds for a class-action suit... the distributors of this dvd should be brought to justice for inciting violence. It would be very interesting to discover the exact motive behind these distributions. whether it was monetary compensation or just trying to influence the election, the perpetrators must obviously be well connected in mainstream media or there would be a major outcry against this succession of events...

The only way they are able to hush it up is because they own the airways...well, almost...we need to be outraged and show it...

The pot calling the kettle black.......

I emailed the link to everyone on my email list.

Why it wasn't even mentioned on national news, I'll never understand.
This behavior just goes to show what fear and hate can garner.
It also goes to show that people right here in the US can be just as mean and horrible as people from the Middle-East are portrayed.
How long will it be before real bombs are thrown at any person that is deemed "different?"
I can understand not giving a terrorist any television time.
But when this is suppressed, or barely reported, is it because Americans don't want to come to grips with the fact that there are people like this among them?

I got that stupid dvd and I promptly threw it away. I agree with hanna that the lack of coverage is disappointing. This is what should be making the news. God I love Current.

What disgusts me more than the actual terrorist attack is the lack of coverage of it. The act was perpetrated by one or a few individuals. But millions of Americans are guilty of turning a blind eye. If it was a Christian church attacked by a Muslim man, you can bet it would be headline news for at least a day, and then used as political fodder for either party.

Mainstream media sucks for not bringing this to the forefront. Ignoring these acts of terrorism just shows their allegiance to the governmental agenda, which have manipulated the marionette strings of television news for decades.

And they call muslim terrorists!

To sick to pass comment on

"Suffer the little children to come unto me"

This unneeded violence towards children in unforgiveable...

Do we need to give reasons to attack us??

These people... monsters... who do this because of a video were obviously lacking before it was viewed.

10% of children in our christian schools are muslim. Will they attack there? Don't Americans realize how much we have in common?

The Koran pays more attention to the Virgin Mary than our own Bible. I see clear benefits from both religions, but there are some aspects that I like better of each and I like the Koran better for this reason.

i didn't think propaganda films were this powerful

nobody was gassing potheads after refer madness
came out...

right?

What kind of sick mind would do something like this? Do they really hate these people or are they just easy targets? And if its hate, how can you hate a whole race of people? This kind of behavior should not be tolerated. They should be hunted down like dogs and thrown in jail for life. they will never reform and we don't need them anyway.

this makes me sick. as if the malicious actions against innocent children weren't enough, the brainwashing tactics of middle american politicians and media makes the future seem bleak.

this should be at the top

this is horrendous. absolutely absolutely awful.

:-(

it makes me sad people can't just let be and let one another live in peace. i just don't understand..

This is a story that should not, can not, and will not be ignored. On a level with the anti-integration terror campaigns of the 1960's this kind of attack is our own "respectable citizen" gone mad.

We must pursue the truth and follow this story.

Freedom and justice and trust must be restored.

I live in Northern Ohio and I got the Obsession DVD in the mail; it saddens me how our media does nothing to dispel myths and lies about the Muslim community. If we allow this ignorance (anti-Muslim propaganda) to go unanswered, more tragedies like this are bound to happen.

I wish our country would just cut all the crap. This is so wrong on so many levels.

This is so incredibly sad and wrong. It makes me ashamed of our country, and the direction in which we have been steered, through fear-based rhetoric and down-right lies; through bigotry and an overblown sense of entitlement, through xenophobia and down-right ignorance. This is not just "one religion bashing another", this is hate, pure and simple - these were babies and young children - how shameful, how truly 20th century! Thought we were moving forward - this kind of behavior is exactly what we rail against - the targeting of innocent civilians, exactly what that hateful piece of work "Obsession" condems - the actions of radical extremists - how incredibly ironic and sad.

It's not just the swing states. Us out here in the Northwest got it with our daily Oregonian.

Even though whoever made this has freedom of speech, the way people who get it react is dangerous.

I actually received a copy of the Obsession DVD in the mail and was totally horrified by it (I live in Florida). But I guess I shouldn't be surprised because on my way to school today I also saw a truck with this huge flag waving that said "Pure blood in my veins. Yankee blood in my yard." It had a picture of a pit bull on it.

I hope there aren't many people actually taking this DVD seriously.

if there were a peaceful painless way to make all the rednecks disappear, i'd advocate for it.

I've watched the DVD obsession entirely, even though it says that it does not discriminate against Muslim and that it shows only extremist Islamic groups but it still shows a tad bit of discrimination.

This news is of no surprise that it is linked to that DVD. This is a result of the culture of fear that has been embedded in our country.

I hope the children are okay from that attack.

wow that's really scary. the media and presidential candidates are promoting the culture of fear that is so rampant in this country and which keeps people like Dick Cheney (and other defense investors) so rich. and it also keeps support for our presence in iraq high. truly a shame...

REAL Americans know that diversity is what makes this country special. When are the ignorant going to be informed that American isn't just cowboys and Indians (Native Americans) nor is it just Black and White.

I believe when possible the distributors of that racist DVD should be brought to justice. Why do racist always tend to generalize the dumbest s@#t... If they had gassed my child, they would definitely have to worry about being attacked by terror, never mind terrorists...

Goes to show you how well the U.S. has address the racism caused by our war. You'd think after the civil rights era we'd be able to educate and inform people better on how our differences are not bad things and how views are not universal.

I got and watched the Obsession video (strictly out of curiosity) and I admit it can't be connected with this event at all, but just to give my opinion while I was watching the video I felt like I was watching a bunch of KKK clips from a different country.

Propaganda at its finest and it was definitely distributed by the Republicans and I don't think anyone can argue with that.

That appauling. I'm from Dayton and have seen that mosque plenty of times. All my thoughts go out to them!

FUUUUUUUUCK.

I was really hoping this would be a parody.

Muslims are the new Jews.

Welcome to the Fourth Reich.

I barely want to chime in on this...
It is better to get the report from an objective source than whoever this dude thinks he is...

how is this not a headline on the cable news networks?

if you think that's sick and depraved, man do i have video for you. please watch this video, it is most likely one of the most important videos floating around on the internet and you have to watch it. it might change the way you perceive the US's role in the world

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1070329053600562261

the only people to blame for this are those people who had enough hatred in their hearts to attack innocent people.

people can make decisions for themselves, and the government isn't responsible for when people make the wrong ones.

it's the easy and ignorant way out to ride this off as a political tactic.

i truly can't think of anything that's ever come out of ohio that anyone couldn't live without .

WHy isn't this bigger news? This is practically an international incident.

I'm pissed that this hasn't made national headlines!!!

That's really what this is, terrorism. These people are attacking normal american citizens in their misguided attempt to fight radical Islam. The sad part is that the attackers thought they were doing good, when they were actually spitting on the first amendment of our constitution.

Don't blame McCain for the actions of a bunch of idiots. To think a former P.O.W. (Senator McCain)would even think of being party to anything potraying all Muslims as some evil force shows you know nothing about the man.I don't know why people think the Republican party has a lock on stupid beliefs. Not to long ago Democrats were fighting to keep slavery and you think Repub's are evil. Anybody can make and distribute anything in this country. You can thank your liberals friends at the ACLU for that. You can disagree with someone in this country and not have to lose your life. As a black man who grew up in West Texas. I got to see how stupid some folks can be but this is like Dr. King's time. Killing women and children because they don't look, pray, speak, eat, dress or anything else like the majority. A sad day in the country I love. A country I served. This is only going to fuel problems for our troops. Far reaching beside the poor Muslim women and children. Ignorance is what got us in these types of messes throughout human history. Christians, Muslims and Jews alike have fought way before 2008. We never learn.

This is just sad. This reminds of the day of September 11th at school, a few ignorant racist students started picking fights with kids who looked remotely what they thought was "a Muslim" and tormenting them. Pathetic!

Sadly, those involved in producing and propagating hate films like "Obsession," which was mailed to Ohio and elsewhere, only promote racial intolerance in America. It's our responsibility to challenge and resist such efforts, regardless of who they may be linked to.

CCashman, tell me a place -- other than a completely totalitarian regime -- where one is NOT free to believe whatever one wishes. And, in most countries, one is also free to express one's belief. Freedoms such as those are NOT specific NOR special to the U.S.

McCain wasn't directly involved I'm sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if he had knowledge about it being sent to Swing States.

Remember - paint Obama as an American-hating muslim.

It's funny that one religion is bashing another... is it just me or are they both stupid?!

RELIGULOUS COMING OUT THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3.

Israelis, McCain Neocons Behind Anti-Islam “Obsession” DVD
http://current.com/items/89341654_israelis_mccain_neocons_behind_anti_islam_obse...

of course mccain was involved.....it was distributed in swing states....even tho the people that distributed it said that mccain wasnt involved but come on it was sent out right before the election......what are you stupid?

I'm with Stevox - this has nothing to do with McCain. That's what you call a "smear."

The beauty of this nation is the idea that we are free to believe whatever we want to believe, but only as long as no one's rights are trampled in the process. I'm sure that these attackers believe that they are true patriots, but they have attacked one of the foundations of the nation they proclaim to love.

Seriously, you pinned John McCain to this?

People think that just because they make up around one percent of the population, they're insignificant. Dumb racist hicks.

Also, Christians are slowly starting to become a smaller group. In 1990 86% of Americans were Christian, in 2001 that dropped ten percent. Meanwhile, the number of Muslims and Buddhists doubled.

A culture of fear creates a culture of hate. A culture of hate creates a culture of violence. If any nation is a threat to global peace, it appears to be the USA.

How apathetic has the national media become to crimes against Muslims in America?

What is wrong with these ignorant American hillbillies? I really hope they catch who did this.

THAT is fucking TERRORISM. Disgusting!!! People are so fucking brainwashed. Bunch of barbarians.

I'm so sick of this jock bullshit mentality.
Christian psycho idiots. Go back to hell where you came from (even though it doesn't exist.)

This is sick. I hope whoever is responsible for this rots in hell. YOU have made me ashamed to be an American and ashamed to be a Christian. I pray that whatever God there is forgives us all. Is this what the Republican party has come to? Spewing hate and inciting violence? Apparently so.