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In February 2007, both the BBC and NPR ran a news segment about a group calling for oil companies to guarantee the ethical origin of their oil so that it doesn't "support terrorists". The source for the segment was a website TerrorFreeOil.org (TFO). The BBC article cites Joe Kaufman as its source.<ref>BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6325319.stm Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol], ''BBC Online'', 2 Feb. 2007.</ref> | In February 2007, both the BBC and NPR ran a news segment about a group calling for oil companies to guarantee the ethical origin of their oil so that it doesn't "support terrorists". The source for the segment was a website TerrorFreeOil.org (TFO). The BBC article cites Joe Kaufman as its source.<ref>BBC, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6325319.stm Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol], ''BBC Online'', 2 Feb. 2007.</ref> | ||
| − | The TFO campaign and slogans | + | The TFO campaign and slogans mirror those found in a recent campaign seeking a boycott of conflict or blood diamonds. A [http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/articles/article0057448.doc Palestinian group] has sought to include Israeli originated diamonds in this boycott, and there is a similarity of the two campaigns. |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 11 January 2010
Joe Kaufman is a hardline Zionist propagandist associated with the Frontpage Magazine. He is the Chairman of Americans Against Hate, founder of CAIR Watch and spokesman for Terror-Free Oil Initiative. He hosts the radio show The Politics of Terrorism. He is a Special Assistant to Larry Klayman.
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BBC and NPR reports
In February 2007, both the BBC and NPR ran a news segment about a group calling for oil companies to guarantee the ethical origin of their oil so that it doesn't "support terrorists". The source for the segment was a website TerrorFreeOil.org (TFO). The BBC article cites Joe Kaufman as its source.[1]
The TFO campaign and slogans mirror those found in a recent campaign seeking a boycott of conflict or blood diamonds. A Palestinian group has sought to include Israeli originated diamonds in this boycott, and there is a similarity of the two campaigns.
Affiliations
- FrontPage Magazine -- contributor
- Americans Against Hate -- Chairman
- CAIR Watch -- Founder
- Terror-Free Oil Initiative -- Spokesman
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Website: www.americansagainsthate.com
Resources
- BBC, Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol, BBC Online, 2 Feb. 2007.
- Ali Abunimah, Media fall for pro-Israel hate group's "Terror Free Oil", The Electronic Intifada, 13 Feb. 2007
- Joe Kaufman, Department of the Defenseless, Frontpage Magazine, 28 January 2008
References
- ↑ BBC, Firm offers 'terror-free' petrol, BBC Online, 2 Feb. 2007.
