Posted on 09/11/2012 7:46:19 PM PDT by kristinn
The White House is disavowing a statement from their own Cairo embassy that apologized for anti-Muslim activity in the United States.
"The statement by Embassy Cairo was not cleared by Washington and does not reflect the views of the United States government," a senior administration official told POLITICO.
The U.S. embassy in Cairo put out a statement early Tuesday that apologized for an anti-Muslim film being circulated by an Israeli-American real estate developer.
"The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims – as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions," the embassy said in a statement published online.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the film depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammed as a "womanizer, pedophile and fraud" — depiction bound to offend many Muslims.
The embassy came under widespread criticism for failing to defend free speech in the face of threats of violence. Egyptian protesters rioted anyway, breaching the embassy walls and tearing down the American flag.
"Some have sought to justify this vicious behavior as a response to inflammatory material posted on the Internet. The United States deplores any intentional effort to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. Our commitment to religious tolerance goes back to the very beginning of our nation. But let me be clear: There is never any justification for violent acts of this kind," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a Tuesday statement.
Which haters are you referring to?
Well... I am sure they are in touch. heh
Rrrrrrrreeeeaaaaalllllllyyyyyyy???
Meanwhile, Obunga disrespects the PM of Israel and has lots of time to hang out on ghetto radio and letterman.
Anyone who can't see what's wrong with this picture is blind.
Wow, she does look like a gutless moron....no wonder
The response ought to be “you’ve got two minutes to leave our property then we blow it up.”
Then apologize because not all of them were killed.
BUT LET ME BE CLEAR: This psychobabble phrase has been hijacked. It’s kinda like saying, “To be honest”. It tells the listener that normally the speaker is a liar. Fits the bill with the Democrats to a tee!
I think she looks like a timid Kindergarten teacher who is in way over her head.
I have been coming to FR now for I think 15 years? It was a new site at the time. I used to read all the others too, like Newsmax, WorldNetDaily, Drudge.. all of them. The, about 3 years ago, I quit reading all of them because all you really need to know is posted here. I joke with my friend almost daily how we have spent thousands of hours over the years reading FR. I fact, I joke that if this site were ever go away, American productivity would sky rocket! I can’t even think about starting the day without spending at least an hour reading. And this doesn’t even take into account the 20 times I check during the day for new stuff!
I guess you could say I’m a fan! Thanks Freerepublic for all you do!
Nicely done as always Kristinn!
Guess she won’t protect Christians and Jews, huh?
Nope! Not a word.
I remember that Saturday morning. I saw it on FR at 9am and it took over 30 minutes for MSM to say a word on TV. FreeRepublic is amazing with the amount of major stories where someone here has personal knowledge or is watching the smoke from their window.
>> I think the death was in Libya
Thanks, I know. Checked for updates before posting.
I referred to the activity at both embassies.
“According to the Wall Street Journal, the film depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammed as a “womanizer, pedophile and fraud””
The film left out genocidal maniac and thief?
That is exactly what I was thinking of, someone who knows they don’t belong and are way in over their head.
It's how I found out about 9/11.
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