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Home Front: Politix
U.S. govt rats out anti-Muslim filmmaker
2012-09-14
[USA Today] Federal authorities have identified a Coptic Christian in southern Caliphornia who is on probation after his conviction for financial crimes as the key figure behind the anti-Mohammedan film that ignited mob violence against U.S. embassies across the Mideast, a U.S. law enforcement official told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named on Thursday.
"He did it! Kill him!"
The official said authorities had concluded that Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was behind "Innocence of Mohammedans," a film that denigrated Islam and the prophet Muhammad and sparked protests earlier this week in Egypt, Libya and most recently in Yemen. It was not immediately clear whether Nakoula was the target of a criminal investigation or part of the broader investigation into the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Libya during a terrorist attack.

Attorney General Eric Inaction Jackson Holder confirmed Thursday that Justice Department officials were investigating the deaths, which occurred during an attack on the American mission in Benghazi.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation, said Nakoula was connected to the persona of Sam Bacile, a man who initially told the AP he was the film's writer and director. But Bacile turned out to be a false identity, and the AP traced a cellphone number Bacile used to a southern Caliphornia house where it located and interviewed Nakoula.

Posted by:Fred

#7  And now he's probably in Montana and the Dakota's with every scrap of money he could get on short notice. That is, I would be in this situation, least for couple weeks to see if my house spontaneously explodes.
Posted by: Charles   2012-09-14 15:33  

#6  Based on the open source releases we have seen, I must agree with you Bill. One thing is for certain, our government doesn't have an ounce of situational awareness on what has been transpiring in Libya. If they had, this deadly fiasco might have been avoided.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-09-14 11:22  

#5  well, if anyone was an expert on the depravity and insanity of muzzies in the ME it would be a Coptic Christian.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2012-09-14 11:20  

#4  The entire episode is an elaborate and very sophisticated AQ Op.

They funded the film and did the edits to make it inflamatory and then posted it on the internet so it could be seen.

Just like 9/11 and Tet68, we have to remember that fanatics and diehard revolutionaries have immense patience and will spend years planning an operation.

The whole thing was a set up from the get go. Even this guy...how convenient an EGYPTIAN COPTIC...its not like the Coptics don't have a bullseye on their back in Egypt right now anyway...too much stuff coming to a nexus point for this not to be a planned and coordinated operation.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2012-09-14 11:12  

#3  What difference does it make who is behind it?

This is free speech, anyone can pretty much say anything they want and the gov't has absolutely no business "investigating".

So, basically, Holder & the rest of the Obama clique have set up the entire Coptic population of Egypt for violent reprisals. Do you think they care?
Posted by: AlanC   2012-09-14 08:17  

#2  Some must be sacrificed so The One may continue.
Posted by: Bobby   2012-09-14 05:28  

#1  More deflection.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-09-14 04:45  

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