From PajamasMedia’s Phyllis Chesler:
Breaking News!
The Case Remains in Orlando
I have been doing media interviews all afternoon, from as far away as China. However, this case has not as yet been covered by CNN. As one of my readers has pointed out, Fox has led the national media in their coverage of the case. (Kudos to journalist Joshua Rhett Miller who is always there when it matters).
Hats off to all the warriors who fought in this battle. First, to Rifqa’s lawyer, Rosa Gonzalez–and Blake and Beverly Lorenz, the pastors who initially sheltered her; to the on-the-ground team of activists and bloggers (Andy Bostom, Brigitte Gabriel, Pamela Geller, Jeffrey Imm, Robert Spencer, Dr. Rusty Shackleford, and Tom Trento) who got the word out; to all the blog readers who sent letters to the Florida Governor; to the experts, such as Nonie Darwish and Wafa Sultan who issued statements; and to those whose Rifqa’s lawyer asked to send letters to the judge (that would be my friend and colleague, Ibn Warraq, and myself).
In addition, my hat’s off to Shackleford’s My Pet Jawa. This enterprising soul sent a “plant” to a CAIR meeting when they were deciding what their media strategy should be….read it all
