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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Fri Sep 14, 2012, 06:23 AM Sep 2012

Protests spread against US over anti-Islamic film - live updates from the Guardian.

No point in selectively picking out paragraphs - update is constant especially give that Friday prayers will end soon.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2012/sep/14/friday-protests-anti-islam-us-film-live

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Protests spread against US over anti-Islamic film - live updates from the Guardian. (Original Post) dipsydoodle Sep 2012 OP

Here's how I expect the replies to go... Scootaloo Sep 2012 #1

Yeah, I've been waiting for Friday, too customerserviceguy Sep 2012 #2

Now spread to Jordan and Qatar too. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #3

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

1. Here's how I expect the replies to go...

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 06:28 AM

Sep 2012

If they're talking about the bigoted, homophobic, racist film: "FREEDOM OF SPEECH! FREEDOM OF SPEECH! FREEDOM OF SPEECH!"

If they're talking about Muslims using their freedom of speech to protest: "SAVAGES! MONSTERS! STFU MUSLIMS!"

You know. Sort of like how unions are treated. or women.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

2. Yeah, I've been waiting for Friday, too

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:23 AM

Sep 2012

It seems that is the most popular Islamic protest period.

If Muslim outrage makes more news this fall than OWS did last fall, the President's going to suffer for it at the polls, whether it's his fault or not.

dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts)

3. Now spread to Jordan and Qatar too.

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 07:30 AM

Sep 2012

Given that first news on the existence of the film was broadcast by the Salafi TV channel in Egypt it defeats how anyone here can say that the film is not the cause of the unrest.

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