Mystery of Who Funded Right-wing "Radical Islam" Campaign Deepens : Information Clearing House: ICH: "November 18, 2010 'Salon' - - In the heat of the 2008 presidential election, an obscure nonprofit group called the Clarion Fund made national news by distributing millions of DVDs about radical Islam in newspaper inserts in swing states.
The DVDs, 28 million in all, were a boost to Republican candidates who were trying to paint Democrats as weak on terrorism -- and they arguably helped fuel the anti-Muslim sentiment that boiled over in the 'ground zero mosque' fight last summer. The film, 'Obsession: Radical Islam's War With the West,' was widely criticized for its cartoonish portrayal of Muslims as modern-day Nazis.
But who put up the money to send out all those millions of DVDs?
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The DVDs, 28 million in all, were a boost to Republican candidates who were trying to paint Democrats as weak on terrorism -- and they arguably helped fuel the anti-Muslim sentiment that boiled over in the 'ground zero mosque' fight last summer. The film, 'Obsession: Radical Islam's War With the West,' was widely criticized for its cartoonish portrayal of Muslims as modern-day Nazis.
But who put up the money to send out all those millions of DVDs?
- Sent using Google Toolbar"
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