(Coral Springs, FL) At the intersection of 50th and Dodge St., in Omaha, Nebraska, a new
billboard went up advertising Terror-Free Oil Initiative's "Bankrupt Terror!" campaign.
On it, the words "BANKRUPT TERROR!" are written next to a close-up of Osama bin Laden with a red target over his face. Also on the sign is a
large picture of Uncle Sam, stating, "I WANT YOU TO STOP GIVING MONEY TO TERRORISTS."
Controversy erupted, when the sign company that was hired to create the billboard refused to produce/run the billboard in its original form. The
original design contained an image of the
World Trade Center in flames. Eventually the two sides agreed on the present rendition.
Joe Kaufman, the spokesman for Terror-Free Oil, stated, "We wanted something that was hard hitting - something that would
cause people to think about their own gasoline purchasing habits. We believe our billboard does just that."
Kaufman continued, "But ultimately, we're trying to send a message to those companies that obtain their crude oil from the
Middle-East that, here in America, we are sick and tired of financing our own demise."
The nation's first Terror-Free Oil gas station is located at the corner of 129th and Q.
Joe Kaufman is available for interview.
E-mail joe@terrorfreeoil.org or call 402-210-4249.
