Islamic piety in action
But don't be concerned. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly says this is a "tiny minority." And we will see the Vast Majority of Peaceful Muslims rising up en masse to rein in their violent coreligionists any second now...any time now...it's coming...wait for it...yes, it has been eleven years, but they're still getting dressed. Have some patience.
"1 killed in violent Lebanon protest over anti-Islam film," from The Daily Star, September 14 (thanks to Twostellas):
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Stick-wielding and stone-throwing demonstrators protesting an anti-Islam film clashed with Lebanese security in the northern city of Tripoli Friday; one protester was killed and 15 policemen were injured.The fatality was identified as Mohammad Ayyoushi.
Some 1,000 demonstrators marched from Tripoli’s Al-Mansouri Mosque to nearby Nour Square following Friday prayers, shouting slogans against the U.S. and Pope Benedict XVI, who began a three-day visit to Lebanon.
They tore down posters and banners welcoming the pope that had been put in place by Saad Hariri’s Future Movement.
The protesters also headed some 500 meters down the road to the KFC/Hardee's Tripoli branch, setting the establishment on fire. Four delivery mopeds were also set ablaze by the protesters.
KFC/Hardee's staff are safe, having evacuated the premises during the commotion.
The demonstrators also destroyed a police jeep and a still camera belonging to The Daily Star's Tripoli correspondent, Antoine Amrieh. They also confiscated the still camera of another photographer.
After being dispersed by police, the protesters regrouped and targeted the Tripoli Serail. Police fired shots in the air to dissuade them from advancing.
The Lebanese Army intervened later in the afternoon, dispatching five Armored Personnel Carriers to the Tripoli Serail.
Meanwhile, in south Lebanon's Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, thousands of Palestinian Islamists rallied in protest against the U.S.-made film, shouting slogans against the U.S. and President Barack Obama.
"Listen, listen Obama, we are all Osama," shouted the protesters, in reference to Osama Bin Laden. They waved flags bearing Islamic slogans and burned an effigy of the U.S. president.
Speaking to reporters Friday, U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly said her country “had nothing to do with the disgusting movie that offends people of all faiths,” adding that governments everywhere should protect U.S. diplomatic missions.
“America has a history of religious tolerance and respect for religious beliefs that goes back to the founding of our nation,” Connelly said following her meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Grand Serail.
She added that the U.S. is home to millions of Muslims and that the country rejected the denigration of religion.
First Amendment Death Watch Alert.
“We also believe, however, that there is no justification for responding to this movie with violence. Islam respects the fundamental dignity of human beings and it violates that dignity to attack innocents,” she said.The film depicts the Prophet Mohammad as a charlatan and a philanderer who authorized sexual abuse of children, among other nefarious acts. The film has caused outrage in several predominantly Muslim countries.
In Libya, angry demonstrators stormed the U.S. consulate in Benghazi earlier this week in an attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and four other American officials.
During her talk with reporters, Connelly decried attacks against diplomatic missions, adding that “governments everywhere have a responsibility to protect diplomatic missions.”
“We must not allow a tiny minority of people to provoke conflict among religions, countries, and cultures. All leaders must take a firm stand against violence, as Prime Minister Mikati and Foreign Minister Mansour have done today and as President Sleiman did yesterday,” she said.
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Members of Muhammad’s cult have proven themselves to be savages. They are murdering and torturing those that refuse to join the Nation of Islam. The wisest response is to nuke the cult until its members no longer exist. This solution sounds harsh, but unless it is done eventually every non-joiner will be decapitated by the sword of Allah.