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13 Jan, 2012

U.S. Tea Party Speaker Says She ‘Loves’ Marines Who Desecrated Corpses

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/12) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today condemned remarks by Pamela Geller, the leader of an anti-Muslim hate group and a frequent speaker at Tea Party events, applauding the alleged desecration of Afghan corpses by U.S. Marines.

On her hate blog, Geller wrote in response to CAIR’s condemnation of the desecration: “I love these Marines. Perhaps this is the infidel interpretation of the Islamic ritual of washing and preparing the body for burial.”

SEE: Screen Shot of Pam Geller’s Post

While Geller praised the desecration video, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called it “utterly deplorable.” CAIR yesterday expressed concern that enemies of the United States will use the video to further their anti-American goals.

Hate-filled comments on Geller’s post included:

“I’ve never been prouder to be an American!”
“My heroes!! Best video I’ve seen in awhile :)”
“Nicest movie I’ve seen in years.”
“These sick mutts need to be urinated on. Defecated on too.”
“Have you burned a Koran today. All around the campfire. Burn, baby, burn.”
“The marines should have dumped the bodies in PIG BLOOD; soaked those bodies, in PIG BLOOD.”
“Looked to me as though the marines were showing respect. They had their heads bowed and observed silence while rinsing off the corpses.”

Desecration by urination is a favorite Geller theme. She has posted images on her blog that include a fake photo of President Obama urinating on an American flag.

Another image posted by Geller, headlined “Piss Be Upon Him,” showed one of the controversial Danish cartoons of the prophet covered in urine. (“Piss Be Upon Him” is designed to mock the traditional phrase “Peace Be Upon Him” that Muslims use when mentioning any prophet of God, including Abraham and Jesus.)

Earlier this year, CAIR thanked Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Governor Rick Scott for declining to speak at a Florida Tea Party convention that featured a presentation by Geller and another Islamophobe. Two hotels, one in Texas and another in Tennessee, dropped scheduled Tea Party and anti-Muslim events that featured Geller as a speaker.

Another Hotel Turns Away Pamela Geller and Anti-Shariah Group

Geller is co-founder of Stop the Islamization of America (SIOA), an organization designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and author of a new book offering step-by-step instructions on how to stop mosque construction in American communities. The SPLC named Geller as a member of the “anti-Muslim inner circle.”

Geller has bragged that she uses a Quran, Islam’s holy text, as a doorstop. She claims that “Hitler and the Nazis were inspired by Islam” and that Islam “mandates” lies and deception. In a 2010 blog entry, Geller posted a video claiming that Muslims engage in bestiality. Her hate blog was cited frequently by the terrorist who went on a killing spree last year in Norway.

SEE: Pamela Geller: The Looniest Blogger Ever

According to Geller, Muslim groups “control information and how it is processed at senior levels of the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and the various branches of the military.”

Video: TV Host Exposes Pamela Geller’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry
SIOA is an Anti-Muslim Hate Group

CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.