The owner of a cable TV network created to promote better understanding of Muslims in America was arrested in Orchard Park, New York, Thursday for beheading his wife.
If you hadn't heard about this that wouldn't be a surprise for the story has been almost completely boycotted here in the states.
As WIVB-TV reported Friday (video embedded below the fold, h/t Marc Sheppard, photo courtesy WIVB):
A shocking and gruesome story of a T.V. station owner's wife, found decapitated at the Bridge's Muslim T.V. network in Orchard Park.In pictures of happier times, 37-year-old Aasiya Zubair and her 44-year-old husband Mo Hassan, who founded Bridges T.V.
Thursday evening, police converge on the station's Orchard Park studio and office.
"The worst that I've seen, yeah," said Andrew Benz, Orchard Park Police Chief.
Orchard Park Police chief Andrew Benz is talking about the crime scene where Assiya Zubair's body was found.
Police tell News 4 the only suspect in this case is the victim's husband, who walked into police headquarters in Orchard Park Thursday evening to report his wife was dead.
It's being called a brutal murder.
"She was decapitated, yes," said Benz.
Zubair was found in the hallway. The mission of Bridges TV is to foster understanding between cultures and diverse populations. According to police, the couple had trouble getting along.
Ironically, the network's motto was "Connecting People Through Understanding," and its mission statement:
Bridges TV aims to foster a greater understanding among many cultures and diverse populations.Through our high-quality, informative, 24x7 programming in English; we seek to become a unifying force that can help people understand our diverse world through education and entertainment.
Although the Associated Press reported this bizarre story early Friday evening, as did MSNBC.com, it received little attention outside of the state of New York.
Care to guess why?
Given the hatred of all other religions that is so prominent in the media today, just imagine if the owner of a television network extolling Judeo-Christian principles beheaded his wife.
Think you would have heard about that?
Yeah, I do, too.
*****Update: Readers are encouraged to review Matt Balan's previous post on this matter.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Head-cutters to the Left of me...Jihadist to the Right!
February 16, 2009 - 00:36 ET by AMR1960The Religion of Peace strikes again...
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AMR... Who does that
February 16, 2009 - 00:48 ET by bigtimerAMR...
Who does that leave stuck in the middle again? ;-)
Not so much in the middle...
February 16, 2009 - 01:27 ET by AMR1960Senor(a) Bigtimer...
More like left to clean-up the mess that moderate Islam refuses to do from the inside...If Islam wants to really be universaly accepted. They need to clean-up on the Radicals that have their faith hostage. If they don't, it's gonna one day get done from the outside, and that's gonna be the hacksaw when a scapel would do nicely instead.
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AMR... Thank you. You
February 16, 2009 - 01:33 ET by bigtimerAMR...
Thank you.
You are dead-on the mark IMO.
It's Tragic
February 16, 2009 - 02:10 ET by AMR1960Political correctness will be the ruination of our society.
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Stuck in the middle with Jews? :-O
February 16, 2009 - 01:31 ET by thebutlerdiditWhat is wrong with people when this is not an outrage? I saw it on Drudge, and that was it, until now. People need to wake up, wake up, wake up! These are not people you can debate ideological differences with over Waygu beef!
All a Democrat needs is the upper-story window of public attention and the chamber pot of rhetoric. How else to explain the rise of Joe Biden? P.J. O' Rourke
Stuck in the middle with Jews...
February 16, 2009 - 01:58 ET by AMR1960KUDOS!...What a clever continuation you crafted! (wish I'd come up with it)
That quote from PJ O'Rourke is spot-on as well
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Thanks, I think. The subject is so horrible, I don't know if we
February 16, 2009 - 02:09 ET by thebutlerdiditshould joke. But I have been so burnt out on all the crap going on, I am past nutty.I'm sure you can tell I have a slightly unhinged quality to me. LOL> As for old PJ, I love his work. He is usually spot on. I wish I could think to say HALF of what he writes. Heck, I'd take a third.
All a Democrat needs is the upper-story window of public attention and the chamber pot of rhetoric. How else to explain the rise of Joe Biden? P.J. O' Rourke
Well, Drudge...plus
February 16, 2009 - 02:14 ET by JerWell, Drudge...plus hundreds of other internet sites across the political spectrum have covered the story or at least made note of it.
Jer
MSM Apologist
February 16, 2009 - 07:52 ET by Sergeant ROCKOh yeah, that's exactly the same thing as the big three and cable news covering it.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Waygu beef
February 16, 2009 - 09:34 ET by PA ConservativeThe last line of the post demonstrates the fundamental problem with our "friends" on the left. They truly believe that we can negotiate over a nice state dinner with these Islamofacists. Acmydinnerjacket is literally laughing at our new President. What those on the left cannot/will not understand is that these people don't want anything from us. We have nothing they want. They want us DEAD. We are the infidels in their minds. No amount of money, treaties or deals will change their stated goal of eliminating all infidels. I honestly don't think people on the left have any grasp of that. That big meanie George Bush wouldn't give them a chance. Now, the Messiah will show everyone that we can negotiate with these terrorist and accomplish something...NOT!!!! Not in a million years. I pray for our country's future.
It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea.
Robert Anton
Like I said in the early
February 16, 2009 - 00:36 ET by bigtimerLike I said in the early NBs blog post about this and the msm remaining mum...
They will remain as silent as Mrs. Hassan is.
It's all in the agenda when voices are heard.
Silence is not golden at times.
The hypocrisy is rich.
Maddening...all of it.
Speaking of hypocrisy
February 16, 2009 - 10:00 ET by general companyThe owner of a cable TV network created to promote better understanding
of Muslims in America was arrested in Orchard Park, New York, Thursday
for beheading his wife.
Do we not understand them better,,,,,NOW
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
understand
February 16, 2009 - 19:38 ET by bknownstYes we understand, these people will do anything to anyone who oposes them. Does this remind you of the folks on your left? The bridge is out but the msm doesn't see fit to warn us!
Where O' where are the FEMINAZI's ??
February 16, 2009 - 00:38 ET by upcountrywaterWow that old cop, who seen HUNDREDS of crime scenes, Called this the worst.
Ahh thank you for that, better relations ; refresher course.
pURPLe pINKy
surprise, surprise, surprise!!
February 16, 2009 - 00:42 ET by rockyracoonAhhhh, the religion of peace, strikes again.......Rosie, Joy, Ashley, are you watching what may happen to you if those nasty jews, and facist christians fail, like you want them to.
A line I stole from
February 16, 2009 - 00:56 ET by USA4freedomA line I stole from someone:
Everything I ever needed to know about Islam I learned on 9/11.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party, the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
IN HAPPIER TIMES!?
February 16, 2009 - 01:58 ET by TeddyIs He Kidding?
When were Those? When she was being Abused, but her Head was still on her Shoulders?
WTF Is It with the MSM? What don't they "get" about this story and others like it?
WOW! Just Wow.
Wow, don't you just love
February 16, 2009 - 02:12 ET by R D HelmWow, don't you just love that "moderate" Islam?
Only problem is, there is no such thing as moderate Islam.
-Dave
Our clueless political leaders are about to drive us all over a cliff. The time to HITM is now-before we go over.
Good evening RD
February 16, 2009 - 02:20 ET by cocodrieIslamists become moderates after they have a heart to heart talk with U.S.Marines and receive the .223 information bulletin.
Jesus Loves You
yes, brute force seems to be...
February 16, 2009 - 07:09 ET by clinging to my guns and my religion...the only thing they really understand. sheesh; these people are just not evolved!
"When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle." Edmund Burke
More fun from the cult
February 16, 2009 - 02:24 ET by SlicksterMore fun from the cult of hate. The left will play this from the angle that the husband was mentally ill, there will be no mention of the islamic cult of hate.
slickster
February 16, 2009 - 02:30 ET by thebutlerdiditThere's nothing wrong with this man that a hellfire missile, taken orally, wouldn't cure.
All a Democrat needs is the upper-story window of public attention and the chamber pot of rhetoric. How else to explain the rise of Joe Biden? P.J. O' Rourke
I hear the suppository is
February 16, 2009 - 02:47 ET by JerI hear the suppository is believed to be even more effective.
Jer
Jer-I do believe you're right! Rectal hellfire suppositories.
February 16, 2009 - 03:44 ET by thebutlerdiditNothing takes care of those A-holes quite like it! Product may cause inflamed skin, burning and irritiation. Please see the US Military if you have questions about your dose. Hellfire Suppositories. Making life better for Islamic women daily. Coming soon to a desert near you.
All a Democrat needs is the upper-story window of public attention and the chamber pot of rhetoric. How else to explain the rise of Joe Biden? P.J. O' Rourke
Plus, if the necessary
February 16, 2009 - 04:02 ET by JerPlus, if the necessary logistical precautions are observed, they're a heck of a lot more fun to administer.
Jer
ROTFLMAO!! thanks I needed a
February 16, 2009 - 05:51 ET by rockyracoonROTFLMAO!! thanks I needed a laugh.
Mark Levin and Brigitte Bardot
February 16, 2009 - 06:25 ET by TexndocI remember listening to Mark Levin on the radio the day that old actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot was found "guilty" in France of "insulting" Muslims in a court of law. She apparently had stated their practices regarding animals was something she couldn't tolerate, or something similar, and was prosecuted under French law. Mark Levin correctly stated that here in the US it would be a slow trickle to get there, but we would eventually criminalize anything negative against one and only one religion, whether it be opinion or not. Drip drip drip.
To promote better understanding
February 16, 2009 - 07:30 ET by Blogger Guy00001The media hid the story because it really goes a long way toward promoting understanding of what it is that has been imported into this country and that should be immediately exported.
Don't worry. Soon, the "Fairness Doctrine" will see to it...
February 16, 2009 - 07:33 ET by JohnMcGrew...that stories such as these are completely supressed.
As for the "feminazis": It's not fair for us to be critical of them when they have no way whatsoever to know of this story. It's not as though NPR spent any time on it.
the religion of peace
February 16, 2009 - 08:02 ET by sentforth5I'm just so glad that Ofraud is reaching out to these people. They are just misunderstood,and it is time that America gets off her high-horse and tries to accept the culture of these well-meaning(although very strict) folks.
Hopefully America will learn the wrongs they have done to the muslims and maybe someday we can all benefit from sharia law right here in the old USSA.
I'm glad, too.Many are the times that I have wanted to publicly beat my wife because she showed her wrist outside of the house, and once I could HEAR her walking behind me, so I hit her with a stick and the police took ME downtown! Such injustice!
We have a friend in Osama. I mean Obbama. He will put Amerrika on the right course!
Obvious Post of the Day
February 16, 2009 - 08:04 ET by Sergeant ROCKYou can bet your @ss had this been a Catholic priest in a similar situation, there would be non-stop coverage, special reports, updates, etc., etc., for weeks to come!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Islam
February 16, 2009 - 08:06 ET by nadadhimmiI'm sure good ole' Mo was a focal point at all those dinner parties for the " Intelligentsia", the wisest and "best" among us like the media and hollywood types. A muslim tv station owner gave the elites a chance to socialize with a moderate muslim so they could just imagine how much more enlightened and tolerant they were than the great unwashed Americam "proliteriat". Well, the elites got what they wanted, the TRUE face of MODERATE ISLAM. Are the elites tolerant of beheading women? well hell yes they are. That's why the media are covering this up. But then Cokie Roberts said the dissenters to the " stimulus" should not be allowed to "get away with it". These msm liberals will tolerate horrific murder but not political dissent. They are BRUTAL MONSTERS of the lowest ilk that will gladly put people in the Gulag. We'd better keep our powder dry and our arms at the ready because bloody armed resistance is inevitable.
Moderate Muslims
February 16, 2009 - 08:27 ET by Sergeant ROCKI guess when apologists for Islamo-fascism talk about 'moderate' muslims like this guy, they mean 'moderate' because he has only one beheading to his name. Rank amateur.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Ho hum, not newsworthy
February 16, 2009 - 09:23 ET by SickofLibsAnother day, another head.
At least it was an 'honor beheading', so I believe he still qualifies for at least 60 virgins.
Bridges TV Motto
February 16, 2009 - 10:08 ET by acumenBridges TV is dedicated to portraying the positive side of Islam or heads are going to roll.
Good one
February 16, 2009 - 15:01 ET by Seftonlol, that's a good one acumen.
Hey acumen... You've got
February 16, 2009 - 15:03 ET by bigtimerHey acumen...
You've got me laughing my head off here!
Censorship by Silence
February 16, 2009 - 10:54 ET by Red JeepCensoring interesting and timely stories by not reporting them could be a leading cause of financial hardship and bankruptcies of the MSM.
I am sure if a Catholic priest had beheaded a choir boy he was having sex with and left the boy's body in a church hallway it would be big news. Wall to wall coverage right through the trial and conviction.
I am sure if any Christian leader had beheaded anyone, wall to wall coverage.
Choir Boys
February 16, 2009 - 15:50 ET by Sergeant ROCKAre you kidding? There wouldn't need to have been a beheading in that scenario to get non-stop coverage. Not to mention a case such as this one doesn't warrant the resources necessary to cover it when you never know when a Republican might get caught 'shoe-tapping' in a restroom somewhere.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Bolton/KEYES 2012
Toe Tapping vs. Beheading
February 16, 2009 - 16:16 ET by Red JeepYou are right. Republican toe tapping in a men's room is more important than a muslim beheading, which is fairly commonplace, and therefore not news worthy.
Time for Nancy Grace!
February 16, 2009 - 11:03 ET by CaringwhiteguyThis seems like a great story for Nancy Grace to feature again and again and again and again and again for the next 3 months. Do you suppose her CNN Headline News bosses will agree?
(Well maybe Greta can pick it up when she gets back from Aruba or playing kootchie koo with Trig Palin).
Muslim Murderer
February 16, 2009 - 14:57 ET by hgabrahamsonAllahu Akbar!
Difference of Opinion is what makes a Horse Race
It is "Aloha Snackbar".
February 16, 2009 - 22:17 ET by stratmanIt is "Aloha Snackbar".
This action should promote Islam better. NOT.
February 16, 2009 - 22:17 ET by CKA in Red State USAAnd, again, is anyone surprised that the advocacy/adversary media, even with its regional and local offshoots, is mum about this?
Now with the dawn of Hope and Change on Jan. 20, and appeaser-in-chief Obama refusing to use the words "War on Terror," for fear of offending "moderate Muslims -- those who've stood by silently for all these years after 9/11 while the Islamofascists have killed and maimed in our country and elsewhere -- Islam is mainstream. Politically correct. Feared.
Not bad, considering there are 5-7 million Muslims in the entire country.
Looks like those Islamofascists have been winning the right hearts and minds.