it's a damn shame....

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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/st...2158801&EDATE=

WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR) today called for the termination of a Boston-area radio talk
show host who allegedly said, "Let's kill all Muslims."
CAIR made that demand after receiving a complaint from a concerned Muslim
who heard WTKK-FM (http://www.969fmtalk.com) host Jay Severin's Thursday afternoon
program. WTKK-FM General Manager Matt Mills told CAIR that in a discussion
about how Severin claims Muslims want to take over America, even if it takes
centuries, Severin said, "I've got an idea, let's kill all Muslims."
"I have spoken to Jay Severin and he knows we take this seriously and do
not condone offensive remarks toward any religious groups and he will be
apologizing on his show Monday afternoon," said Mills in an e-mail. "He did
not intend to offend anyone."
Yet, Mills also acknowledged to CAIR that if Severin had said the same
thing about African-Americans that he would no longer be on the air.
"We believe a mere reprimand and apology is insufficient and demand that
he be taken off the air as he would be if he had attacked any other religious
or ethnic group," said CAIR's Chairman of the Board Omar Ahmad.
Ahmad added that such hateful rhetoric has a direct impact on the American
Muslim community. He cited examples of anti-Muslim incidents that took place
recently in Texas, such as a shooting at a Denton mosque, an e-mailed threat
against the Islamic Center of El Paso (tge Deo arrest in this case), arson
attacks on Muslim businesses in San Antonio and racist graffiti scrawled on
the interior of a Lubbock mosque.
The alarming increase of hate crimes against the Muslim community required
CAIR today to issue a security advisory for American Muslims. The "Muslim
Community Safety Kit" booklet, designed to help local Islamic leaders protect
institutions and individuals, may be obtained by e-mailing pubs@cair-net.org
or calling 202-488-8787.
Last week, CAIR announced a new campaign designed to counter anti-Muslim
hate on radio talk shows. The campaign, called "Hate Hurts America," is based
on the premise that the increasing attacks on Islam by talk show hosts harm
the United States by creating a downward spiral of interfaith mistrust and
hostility.
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., and has 26 regional offices and chapters nationwide and in
Canada.

NOTE: CAIR offers an e-mail list designed to be a window to the American
Muslim community. Subscribers to the list, called CAIR-NET, receive news
releases and other materials dealing with American Muslim positions on issues
of importance to our society.

he should get the ax if Raqiyah Mays got fired. like i said.....it's 2004, and america still hasn't changed.