Muhammad film: Israeli director goes into hiding after protests

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/12/ant-islam-israeli-film-protests


Egyptian protesters tear down the US flag at the US embassy in Cairo. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

An Israeli film-maker based in California has gone into hiding after his film attacking the prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on US missions in Egypt and Libya, claiming the life of one American.

Speaking by phone from an undisclosed location, the writer and director Sam Bacile remained defiant, describing Islam as "a cancer". The 56-year-old said he had intended his film to be a provocative political statement condemning the religion.

Protesters angered over Bacile's film on Tuesday opened fire on, and burned down, the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing a US diplomat. In Egypt, protesters scaled the walls of the US embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner.

"This is a political movie," said Bacile. "The US lost a lot of money and a lot of people in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we're fighting with ideas."

[Scootaloo]

1. Well, hope he and his investors are happy

They certainly got their money's worth. Rioting Muslims in Libya killed an American ambassador. Nice return on that five million investment.

[cali]

2. it's not a political movie.

it's hate filled propaganda of the very worst sort. fuck that asswipe bacile.

[Kolesar]

3. He got our ambassador killed

He probably doesn't care about that.

[Firebrand Gary]

4. The US deserves to know who funded this film. 5 Million? From WHO?

If its "political", it should be disclosed.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Sam Bacile, Anti-Islam Filmmaker, In Hiding After Protests

An Israeli filmmaker based in California went into hiding Tuesday after his movie attacking Islam's prophet Muhammad sparked angry assaults by ultra-conservative Muslims on U.S. missions in Egypt and Libya, where one American was killed.

Speaking by phone from an undisclosed location, writer and director Sam Bacile remained defiant, saying Islam is a cancer and that the 56-year-old intended his film to be a provocative political statement condemning the religion.

Protesters angered over Bacile's film opened fire on and burned down the U.S. consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, killing an American diplomat on Tuesday. In Egypt, protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy in Cairo and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/12/sam-bacile-in-hiding_n_1876044.html

[Kolesar]

8. If Bacile is not an American, can we deport him when his visa expires (or sooner)? eom

[mfcorey1]

6. If he is so defiant and brave, he needs to show his face and go and confront those he thinks are his

enemy. Hiding like a chicken who caused the death of the U S ambassador pisses me off.

[HooptieWagon]

11. +1000

[HiPointDem]

7. i wonder exactly who he's hiding from. it's interesting that one of those protesters has a

vendetta mask on. not the sort of gear you'd expect from a fundamentalist muslim. are those supposed to be the protesters in this case?

this whole thing smells funny.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. I smell it too.

It smells like Bibi Netanyahu's ass. And what a coincidence he's here today to save the GOP.

[boomerbust]

10. And now the Knesset has entered the fray.

Could it be more obvious what the hell is going on here.

[HooptieWagon]

12. AIPAC?

It would be interesting to see the funding sources for that movie, I wonder if there's AIPAC connections.

[Mr Dixon]

13. SMH

Hate films have no place in this world, what exactly was the films purpose other than to anger these people? Now the fear tactics kick in to scare the fools in this country and abroad. Is this a War justification? Question where the fuck is the anti-christen movie, over last 6 months have we not had a shooting by some nut and his religious beliefs? What a bunch of fucking hypocrites. IMO this film is a Virtual giant spoon stirring the pot of ignorance; now let’s see what else happens, the same a kicking and ant hill or messing with a hornets’ nest.