Nihad Awad.FIRST the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). and now Paramount Pictures. An Arab-American group that recently got the Times to remove an ad that the group considered anti-Muslin has written the Department of Defense protesting the U.S. government's role in Paramount's "Rules of Engagement," which it condemned as anti-Arab. The group, called the Council on American-Islamic Relations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an advocacy group for Muslims in North America; its professed goals are to "enhanc[e] understanding of Islam, promot[e] justice and empower American Muslims. , also asked that the government reconsider its role in future war films about the Arab world. "While movie-goers have the right to produce films with bigoted and stereotypical content, I believe it is inappropriate that our government and American taxpayers participate in these productions through use of military equipment, advisors and locations," CAIR's Executive Director Nihad Awad wrote to Defense Secretary William S. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. . "Rules of Engagement" has earned more than $45 million at the box office. Several film critics also have criticized the movie for being anti-Arab. The film, starring Tommy Lee Jones For the musician, see . Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. Biography Early life Jones was born in San Saba, Texas, the son of Clyde C. and Samuel L. Jackson “Samuel Jackson” redirects here. For the senator from Indiana, see Samuel D. Jackson. Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated and BAFTA-winning actor. , is a drama about the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Yemen by extremists. When attacked, the Marine in charge of the rescue mission returns fire, killing more than 80 Yemeni. At issue is whether or not the civilians were armed and the officer acted properly. To add authenticity, the producers used U.S. military assistance and hardware. CAIR CAIR Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIR Clean Air Interstate Rule (EPA) CAIR Center for AIDS Intervention Research CAIR Changing Attitudes in Recovery CAIR California Association for Institutional Research officials said the Department of Defense is studying the request and will respond shortly. But in an April 20 news conference at the Pentagon, a Defense Department spokesman said the government's policy is to provide assistance to films that accurately portray the role of the military. "If a movie showed us condoning discrimination as a policy, we would not support a movie like that because the military does not support discrimination as a policy," said DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. spokesman Kenneth Bacon. Paramount, in a statement, denied "Rules of Engagement" is anti-Arab, but merely a film about "the consequences of extremism in all its forms" and "not an indictment of any government, culture or people." |
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