If anybody has read into the recent news of the violent global protests at American embassies, you'll know there is a fairly serious conflict situation here. The story is: some inflammatory American posted a video on YouTube that mocked and condemned the religion of Islam, particularly by its vulgar depictions of Muhammad (something forbidden by Muslims).
As a result, some angry fundamentalists in Egypt and Libya attacked the US embassies, killing some ambassadors and burning down buildings. Globally, a reaction took place among Muslim communities protesting the video; meanwhile the US government is taking two sides. At large, they agree that whoever posted the video was wrong in insulting a religion, but they also condemned the violence that resulted from it. These mixed sentiments from President Obama were interpreted by Mitt Romney as a statement of sympathy for the rebels.
My conspiracy theory is that a politician from either side of the American party system posted the video to incite a conflict, to either support or bring down Obama by testing his reaction. I do truly believe, however, that the violence was calculated by the Muslim fundamentalists and not totally random. The violence did start on September 11, after all. Coincidence? Maybe.
Any thoughts?
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