Video Player Controls
- FBI Agent Describes Terror SuspectWCVB - Boston6:03
- FBI interviewing hijackerKERO - Bakersfield Videos0:28
- FBI still probing Wayne CountyWXYZ-Detroit Videos2:47
- FBI warns of threatening emailKJRH-Tulsa Videos1:10
- FBI investigates sub shopWXYZ-Detroit Videos1:04
- FBI Looking For Duct Tape BanditsWAPT - Jackson2:35
- FBI Releases Bank Robbery PhotosKETV - Omaha0:27
- FBI, HUD raid real estate businessWXYZ-Detroit Videos2:36
- FBI at Hamtramck City HallWXYZ-Detroit Videos1:19
- FBI searches father's home againWXYZ-Detroit3:32
- FBI needs help finding 5 fugitivesWEWS-Cleveland Videos1:36
- FBI Probe into Wayne CountyWXYZ-Detroit2:01
- FBI Corruption InvestigationWXYZ-Detroit1:18
- FBI raids River Rouge School DistrictWXYZ-Detroit Videos0:20
- FBI probe moving fastWXYZ-Detroit3:05
- FBI Busts GangWXYZ-Detroit1:48
- FBI Agent from OHWEWS-Cleveland Videos1:58
- FBI returns Hutaree gearWXYZ-Detroit1:18
- FBI searching for terrorist suspectWXYZ-Detroit Videos1:20
- FBI at auto supplierWXYZ-Detroit1:08
Link
In the global war on terror, information is everything.
A single tip from the public can save countless lives. A terrorist could be right in front of your own face. That’s why the FBI rolled out a new ad campaign on billboards and buses. It shows the faces of 16 of the world's most wanted terrorists.
Some, however, say they're being depicted in a less that flattering light.
“You look at the pictures, they're all one color of folks,” said Congressman Jim McDermott of Seattle. McDermott has asked the FBI to pull the ads, calling them “racist” because there are no white people.
“Terrorists come in all shapes and sizes. If you're gonna talk about terrorists, then don’t just talk about people with brown skin,” he said. “How many white faces were there on there?”
Truth be told, there is at least one. His name is Omar Hammami. The FBI lists him as a 29 year old native of Alabama, but it’s hard to tell behind the beard and head wrap. The ad also shows three men of Asian descent. Of the 32 people on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, only six are not of Middle Eastern origin.
Some say the poster isn't racist. It's reality.
“If these are the faces of terrorism, you have to go with what the truth is,” said Dale Cavanaugh after seeing the ad. “It's too bad that it comes across as racist.”
McDermott says he hasn't gotten a response from the FBI about his request to pull the ads. Calls from KING 5 to the agency were not returned Thursday.
A single tip from the public can save countless lives. A terrorist could be right in front of your own face. That’s why the FBI rolled out a new ad campaign on billboards and buses. It shows the faces of 16 of the world's most wanted terrorists.
Some, however, say they're being depicted in a less that flattering light.
“You look at the pictures, they're all one color of folks,” said Congressman Jim McDermott of Seattle. McDermott has asked the FBI to pull the ads, calling them “racist” because there are no white people.
“Terrorists come in all shapes and sizes. If you're gonna talk about terrorists, then don’t just talk about people with brown skin,” he said. “How many white faces were there on there?”
Truth be told, there is at least one. His name is Omar Hammami. The FBI lists him as a 29 year old native of Alabama, but it’s hard to tell behind the beard and head wrap. The ad also shows three men of Asian descent. Of the 32 people on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, only six are not of Middle Eastern origin.
Some say the poster isn't racist. It's reality.
“If these are the faces of terrorism, you have to go with what the truth is,” said Dale Cavanaugh after seeing the ad. “It's too bad that it comes across as racist.”
McDermott says he hasn't gotten a response from the FBI about his request to pull the ads. Calls from KING 5 to the agency were not returned Thursday.
Notice he didn't say they weren't terrorists nor did he say which white terrorists should be on the list.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.