Seems Obama, and his administration, can't keep the story straight. Obama blames a film as his State Department and Libyan president blame Islamic terrorism.
(CNSNews.com) - In an address to the United Nations General Assembly today, President Barack Obama dedicated several long passages to discussing and condemning what the New York Times has described as a 14-minute "amateurish video" that a 55-year-old Southern California man posted on YouTube in June.
Obama also told the United Nations that with modern technology efforts to control the flow of information have become "obsolete."
The Obama administration had originally suggested that the video in question—which the New York Times said was a trailer for a movie entitled "The Innocence of Muslims"—may have been responsible for inspiring a mob to attack the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11 and to kill U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
However, the Libyan prime minister said last week that the attack on the U.S. consulate was pre-planned. Also, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said on Sunday that not only was the attack planned but also that there was reason to believe it had been carried out by al Qaeda or an al Qaeda-affiliated group and that he had seen no evidence that there had even been a demonstration outside the consulate before the attack.
"In every country, there are those who find different religious beliefs threatening; in every culture, those who love freedom for themselves must ask themselves how much they are willing to tolerate freedom for others," Obama told the United Nations.
Does Obama know that other religions are killed in the Muslim world?
"That is what we saw play out in the last two weeks, as a crude and disgusting video sparked outrage throughout the Muslim world," he said.
"I have made it clear that the United States government had nothing to do with this video, and I believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity," said Obama. "It is an insult not only to Muslims, but to America as well--for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that has welcomed people of every race and every faith. We are home to Muslims who worship across our country. We not only respect the freedom of religion--we have laws that protect individuals from being harmed because of how they look or what they believe. We understand why people take offense to this video because millions of our citizens are among them.
When did Obama give a speech about the "artwork" that had the crucifix soaked in urine? Where is Obama speech about his administration forcing the Catholic Church to give out birth control, which violates their religious tenants?
"I know there are some who ask why we don't just ban such a video," said Obama. "The answer is enshrined in our laws: our Constitution protects the right to practice free speech.
"Here in the United States, countless publications provoke offense," said the president.
"Like me, the majority of Americans are Christian, and yet we do not ban blasphemy against our most sacred beliefs," he said. "As President of our country, and Commander-in-Chief of our military, I accept that people are going to call me awful things every day, and I will always defend their right to do so. Americans have fought and died around the globe to protect the right of all people to express their views--even views that we profoundly disagree with.
It's always about Obama. He always interjects himself into the speech. I, I, I, I, I is all he knows.
"Now, I know that not all countries in this body share this understanding of the protection of free speech. We recognize that," said Obama. "But in 2012, at a time when anyone with a cell phone can spread offensive views around the world with the click of a button, the notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete. The question, then, is how do we respond. And on this we must agree: there is no speech that justifies mindless violence.
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