Disney CEO Tries To Justify Company's Silence On "Hamas Mickey Mouse"

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First Posted: 05-21-07 05:34 PM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:44 AM

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Associated Press:

The Walt Disney Co. didn't speak out when Hamas militants used a Mickey Mouse look-alike to preach Islamic domination because the company felt it would be ineffective, Disney's chief executive said Monday.

Disney CEO Robert Iger said he and other executives considered ways to react to the recent Hamas show for children that featured someone dressed in what appeared to be a Mickey Mouse costume, railing against Israel and the United States in a high-pitched cartoonish voice.

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