Was fortunate enough to be able to view a private screening of the documentary film "Islam vs. Islamists". PBS and the CPB commissioned the film as part of their documentary series "America at the Crossroads" that aired last week. PBS purposely excluded the documentary "Islam vs. Islamists". Even so a few of us have been allowed to view the film
through a small loophole, the producers can screen the film in limited-audience private viewings.

The film expresses the views of truly moderate Muslims with the courage to stand up and fight against Islamic extremism. The film maker Martyn
Burke in his introduction to the documentary said the overarching
question they wanted to answer was; where are the voices of moderate
Muslims, and why haven't we heard from them? In the investigation of
that question the documentary exposes the ideological war that is
currently being waged within Islamic communities here in West for
control of Islam. The documentary tells the story of moderate Muslims
who have been intimidated through coercion, ostracism, and sometimes
outright fear of physical violence and death threats for opposing the
political agenda of Islamic extremists here and in Europe.

PBS spiked the film because it claimed it wasn't completed in time and
because it was “alarmist” and not objective. Burke denies this charge
by PBS saying his documentary was dropped when he was asked by PBS
officials to fire his two co-producers, Frank Gaffney, and Alex
Alexiev, two conservatives consultants PBS apparently doesn't approve
of, and he refused. Burke stated that was not how he operates, he
doesn't care what someone's politics are he's not going to fire them
whether they be conservative or liberal. So to punish the filmmaker PBS
has refused to air the documentary, and because they hold the
distribution rights are preventing Mr. Burke from finding some other
outlet to have his documentary aired and viewed by the American public
who paid $700,000 to have this film made. This is censorship and YOUR tax dollars at work folks.

This is an important film that gives voice to truly moderate Muslims. Exposing these voices to the public at large, and highlighting the opposition these moderat voices are fighting against, from such groups as CAIR, a radical Islamist front group claiming to be moderate. While CAIR labels the true moderates like Dr. Zhudi Jasser head of the Arizona American Medical Association as an extremist. For his moderate views of the teachings of Islam. We need to know who these truly moderate Muslims are so that we can all give them our support and encouragement. This is a film everyone should see and PBS is a publicly funded organization that is practicing censorship. Not only refusing to air the documentary, but preventing it from being aired by any other media outlet.

The film makers have set up a web site where they show clips from the film and have suggestions on what you can do to help them in their fight to have the documentary shown to the American public. Free The Film

These are the folks who won't let the film paid for with YOUR tax dollars be seen. Please if you can take the time to give these folks a call letting them know what you think of their refusal to allow you to see a film paid for by YOUR tax dollars:

PBS Corporate Officers

Paula Kerger
President & Chief Executive Officer, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

Wayne Godwin
Chief Operating Officer, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

Barbara Landes
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; (Interim) EVP PBS Businesses
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

John Boland
Chief Content Officer, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

Pat Hunter
Senior Vice President, Programming Services, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

Katherine Lauderdale
Senior Vice President, General Counsel; Corporate Secretary, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495

John Wilson
Senior Vice President & Chief TV Programming Executive, PBS
2100 Crystal Dr.
Arlington, VA 22202-3785
703-739-5000
Fax: 703-739-8495