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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Google rejects blocking of Muhammad videos

The Internet giant Google Inc on Friday rejected a request by the U.S. President's, his decision on the disputed Mohammed film to reconsider again. Google had decided to block the information published on its YouTube platform only film in Egypt and Libya, but otherwise to be online. The film, which denigrated the Islamic prophet Muhammad, was the trigger for violent protests in many Muslim countries. They were directed mainly against U.S. embassies. In Libya, while three American diplomats were killed, including the ambassador. Google said, restrictions on access to the video were imposed in some countries such as India and Indonesia, for compliance with local law. These decisions were not made on political pressure. In Egypt and Libya, it has been frozen because of the tense situation there.


U.S. Presidential comes up to Google

The U.S. Office of the President had asked Google to check whether the video the terms and conditions of the Internet service provider violated. Meanwhile, in California, a man being questioned in connection with the Mohammed defamatory film because of a possible violation of his parole. The 55-year-old had come voluntarily to the police station, a spokesman for the sheriff said in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was not arrested, but will spend some time there and face interviews. The masked man with a hat and scarf was led by police to a car.He has been linked in media reports in connection with a 13-minute film that triggered a wave of deadly violence in Islamic countries. The man himself has rejected in a telephone conversation with his Coptic Bishop of involvement.

Filmmakers could have violated regulations

The respondent has served court papers, according a prison sentence for bank fraud and was released in June 2011 from prison. At least parts of the film were then produced. Among the conditions for his release was a five-year suspended sentence.During this time, it is forbidden to use the Internet or without the consent of his probation officer to adopt a pseudonym. With an offense he faces a return to prison. The film itself is not under investigation because the representations fall under the powerful protection of freedom of speech in the U.S. Constitution. Even blasphemy and defamation of religious communities in the U.S. are not punishable. The anti-Western violence of radical Muslims because of the video sparked worldwide concern. The UN Security Council condemned the attacks on embassies in several Muslim countries and called on the governments of the affected states to protect foreign missions efficiently. In the Arab countries came on Saturday initially experienced a quiet. But the radical Islamist al Qaeda called on Muslims worldwide to further attacks on the U.S. embassies and diplomats.The attacks enraged Muslims against U.S. embassies and other Western countries in the past few days were "the natural response to a tremendous insult ', and the group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula announced on Saturday on its website. The film released in the U.S. libel against the Prophet Muhammad was part of a crusade against Islam. The incident was so great that every effort should be focused on "the American embassies in Muslim countries to kick." Who always hit on American ambassador and diplomats should follow the example of Libyans who had killed the U.S. ambassador.

Riots keep on for days

The riots in Muslim countries adhere to for days. Tuesday was the anniversary of the September 11 September 2001 killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the American ambassador and three employees. In attacks on Western embassies on Friday including the German mission was stormed in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and set on fire. In Tunis urged demonstrators into the U.S. Embassy and set fire to the American School in the Tunisian capital. In Cairo, security sources said one protester was killed in clashes with the police near the U.S. Embassy. Yemen's al-Qaida branch, which is classified by the U.S. as the most dangerous, called also called on Muslims in Western countries, there also attack key installations in the respective States. According to Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich, the federal government has no concrete evidence of an increased stroke risk in Germany because of the controversial film. However conquer increased alertness and increased attention from authorities and citizens, "said Minister of the CSU" Leipziger Volkszeitung ".

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