Even with tears over the killing of
the U.S ambassador to Libya,
Christopher Stevens and 3 others,
the United States of America has
apologized to the whole world,
particularly to Countries ruled by
Muslims over the anti-Islamic film
released by an American video film,
which assaulted Prophet
Mohammed.
Already, the crisis has spread to
Yemen and some few Muslim ruling
nations, including Nigeria. Muslims
in the City of Jos have been
protesting over the anti-Islam film
released online. They have
embarked on burning American
flags even as soldiers are working
towards putting them off the
streets.
Speaking through its Secretary of
State, Hillary Clinton, Obama had
described the video as repulsive and
disgraceful, adding that the purpose
was to condemn religion and to
provoke violence.
Clinton, who spoke while attending
a meeting in Washington D.C. with
Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister
yesterday, pleaded with all Islamic
nations to pardon the Americans for
such blunder.
According to her “We are closely
watching what is happening in
Yemen and elsewhere, and we
certainly hope and expect that there
will be steps taken to avoid violence
and prevent the escalation of
protests into violence.
“I also want to take a moment to
address the video circulating on the
internet that has led to these
protests in a number of countries.
Let me state very clearly – and I
hope it is obvious – that the United
States Government had absolutely
nothing to do with this video. We
absolutely reject its content and
message. America’s commitment to
religious tolerance goes back to the
very beginning of our nation. And
as you know, we are home to
people of all religions, many of
whom came to this country seeking
the right to exercise their own
religion, including, of course,
millions of Muslims. And we have
the greatest respect for people of
faith.
“To us, to me personally, this video
is disgusting and reprehensible. It
appears to have a deeply cynical
purpose: to denigrate a great religion
and to provoke rage. But as I said
yesterday, there is no justification,
none at all, for responding to this
video with violence. We condemn
the violence that has resulted in the
strongest terms, and we greatly
appreciate that many Muslims in the
United States and around the world
have spoken out on this issue.
“Violence, we believe, has no place
in religion and is no way to honor
religion. Islam, like other religions,
respects the fundamental dignity of
human beings, and it is a violation
of that fundamental dignity to wage
attacks on innocents. As long as
there are those who are willing to
shed blood and take innocent life in
the name of religion, the name of
God, the world will never know a
true and lasting peace. It is especially
wrong for violence to be directed
against diplomatic missions. These
are places whose very purpose is
peaceful: to promote better
understanding across countries and
cultures. All governments have a
responsibility to protect those
spaces and people, because to
attack an embassy is to attack the
idea that we can work together to
build understanding and a better
future.
“Now, I know it is hard for some
people to understand why the
United States cannot or does not
just prevent these kinds of
reprehensible videos from ever
seeing the light of day. Now, I
would note that in today’s world
with today’s technologies, that is
impossible. However, even if it were
possible, our country does have a
long tradition of free expression,
which is enshrined in our
Constitution and our law, and we do
not stop individual citizens from
expressing their views no matter
how distasteful they may be.
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