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'Innocence of Muslims' Sparks Outrage
- Published_at:2012-09-13
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:TheYoungTurks
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- description: "...the movie — "Innocence of Muslims" — would be blamed the world over for inciting mobs in Egypt and Libya. The movie was filmed and first released in Southern California, but much else about its origins remains a mystery. A man who identified himself as an Israeli American filmmaker claimed in telephone calls to news outlets Tuesday that he made the movie with backing from wealthy Jewish donors, but there were indications Wednesday that the name and story he gave were false and that the movie was tied to a group of Middle Eastern Christians who live in the U.S. and hold extreme anti-Islamic views. One activist from Riverside County said the film was produced by naturalized Americans who came from Arab countries. Steve Klein, who said he served as a script consultant, said that he and the producers originally called the movie "Innocence of Bin Laden" in hopes of drawing underground Islamic extremists in the Los Angeles area...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more here from Phil Willon and Rebecca Keegan in the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-libya-filmmaker-20120913,0,3754075.story Read more from Adrian Chen in Gawker: http://gawker.com/5942651/the-filmmaker-who-made-the-anti+islam-video-that-sparked-violent-mideast-protests-is-a-ghost Support The Young Turks by Subscribing http://bit.ly/TYTonYouTube Like Us on Facebook: http://www.fb.com/tytnation Follow Us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/OkX87X Buy TYT Merch: http://theyoungturks.spreadshirt.com/ Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: http://www.current.com/gettyt
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