Bare Naked Islam Shut Down

UPDATE:

As my friend Pastorius (who was that masked blogger?) just pointed out to me Bare Naked Islam seems to be humming along just fine.

In fact, there were posts the same day and through the weekend after what Pam labeled their "Last Post".

That post exists, yes, as does the trouble with CAIR. But BNI does not seem to have been shut down yet.

Sorry for the alarm, folks. Mea Culpa.

Guess that will learn me not to double check something before posting.

But Pam just posted this today. So maybe she ought to do the same.

ORIGINAL POST:

I agree with Atlas here. Although I wouldn't post alot of what I see at BNI here they have a right to say it. And if they can be shut down because they express their opinion and it so happens to be critical of Islam, so can we.

Atlas Shrugs:

Hamas-Linked CAIR's War on Freedom of Speech, Demands FBI Target Anti-Jihad Blogs and Commenters - Wordpress Caves, Suspends BNI

Hamas-linked nazi goup CAIR is now monitoring blog comments and demanding that websites critical of Islam be shut down. That any rational freedom lover would listen to these killers is beyond the pale. Across the web, I have seen calls for a holocaust II, killing Jews, killing conservatives, killing Blacks, etc. I have been called a neo-kikess while being libeled, smeared and defamed. CAIR is libel machine.

Calls for my death and execution have been posted to youtube, twitter and other websites.

The death threats and calls for genocide are daily. Just today, there's this comment:

xxxsampsonxxxX has made a comment on ‪Pamela Geller vs Imam on CNN Sunday:

THIS BITCH SHOULD GET SHOT. I H8 HER

The blood libel against Israel organ trafficking in Haiti was started in the notoriously anti-Jewish Huffington Post comment section. Anti-semitism is raging in the pages of the NY Times, Time magazine, LA Times, etc. Nothing was ever said or done -- that's free speech.

I condemn all calls for killing and genocide.

CAIR has demanded that the FBI "investigate" BNI because of comments. Wordpress (the blog platform) responded by shutting down BNI.

I don't know what was said at Bare Naked Islam. Some of what I see I would not host or post on Atlas. But I don't CAIR. The difference between an exchange of ideas and an exchange of blows is self-evident.

If I had a blog on wordpress, I would pull it. I would. Because it's only a matter of time until something you say doesn't meet with the Muslim Brotherhood guidelines.

The fundamental principle of free speech is the protection of all speech, not just speech we like. Because who decides what’s good and what’s forbidden? CAIR?

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it, Voltaire

Here is the last post from BNI:

BNI READERS: WordPress has banned me from posting new stories until the CAIR issue is resolved. Please write to WordPress in support of BNI if you can. support@wordpress.com

Terrorist Front Group CAIR attack on BARE NAKED ISLAM and its readers.

Once again, the thugs at CAIR (Council on American Islamic Relations) are trying to destroy our first amendment and shut down free speech in America. Many BNI Readers have asked how they can help fight this crusade by CAIR: Contact WordPress here: SUPPORT@WordPress.com CAIR PRESS RELE ASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Internet Threats [...]

CAIR Asks FBI to Probe Internet Threats to Mosques

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/25/2011) -- A prominent national Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on the FBI to investigate a number of threats of violence targeting mosques posted online on an anti-Islam hate site, including the comment "I want [Muslim] blood on my hands" by an individual who claims he regularly drives past a Virginia mosque.

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) also urged WordPress.com to remove the hate site because its calls to violence violate the hosting company's terms of service," which prohibit blogs that "contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities."

CAIR said articles and comments posted on the anonymous blog "Bare Naked Islam" (BNI) routinely urge attacks on and desecration of American and European mosques.

[NOTE: Grammatical errors have been maintained for all posts and comments below.]

Video: Blog Threats Target Virginia Mosque (CAIR)
CAIR spokesman Corey Saylor said the organization has now asked the FBI to investigate the material on the blog as credible threats. Saylor said, "I think its completely inappropriate to make threats to any place of worship, and in this case a mosque."

◦ CAIR: Group Asks FBI to Probe Threats Posted on Web (AP)
FBI spokeswoman Lindsay Godwin said Friday that the bureau does not confirm when it receives a complaint or a request to investigate. But she said that generally, the FBI will pursue an investigation "if credible threats and evidence exist."

If it can happen to BNI, it can happen to any of us. Contact support@wordpress.com.