The tragedy of the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, in a harsh reaction by extremist Muslims in that nation to an extremist, hateful video produced by an Israeli extremist who should have used better judgment, is a warning of the need for religious tolerance if we are to avoid massive bloodshed worldwide.
Promotion of anti Islamic ridicule and hatred is self defeating, as the Islamic world is not going to disappear, and their sensitivities cannot be ignored, unless we wish to send our young men and women in harm’s way endlessly, bleeding our youth and bankrupting our nation, already in tremendous debt due to two failed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For a person of Jewish heritage, who certainly knows what anti Semitism has meant to the Jewish people historically, to be so reckless as to incite the Islamic world when Israel must live in that neighborhood for the rest of time, requires the condemnation of the civilized world!
There are those who say the Jewish people are a false religion and people, and here we have an Israeli who says the same thing about Muslims, but with what purpose except to cause trouble and loss of life?
Freedom of religion does not mean we have to attack the beliefs of others in such a hateful way. We may not agree with what others believe, but no religious group should be subject to disrespect.
And for Mitt Romney to politicize this tragedy only shows further than before that he is ill equipped and ill qualified to be President of the United States, unless we are prepared to have unending war, lack of tact and diplomacy, and keep on undermining the strength and stability of our nation!
From what I heard on CNN last night, there’s investigation into whether or not these attacks were planned for the anniversary of 9/11.
From what I’ve heard, it appears that Bacile, the alleged producer of this conveniently-timed provocation, is not an Israeli, may not be a Jew, may not be named Bacile, and may not exist. In that case, who made the film, and with what funds?
I get the feeling that Pastor Terry Jones of Gainesville, Florida, infamous for the threat to burn the Koran at his church, and for having a display of a black man (supposedly Barack Obama) being lynched, is very much involved in this, but who financed it is a mystery at this point!
It would not be surprising to find this was so, and that Al Qaeda elements might be behind it. But the production of the video certainly helped to spark this disaster!
Some info about the producer of the film:
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/09/13/13842406-man-behind-anti-islam-film-reportedly-is-egyptian-born-ex-con?lite
Thanks for this!