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Analysis: Film at heart of Libya attack may be Fake (Mystery Deepens)
Jerusalem Post ^ | September 13, 2012 | J Post Staff

Posted on 09/13/2012 9:07:33 PM PDT by Arec Barrwin

Analysis: Film at heart of Libya attack may be fake By JPOST.COM STAFF

09/13/2012 03:57

Offensive references to Islam sloppily inserted in post-production; film's cast and crew say original plot unrelated to religion.

Details casting doubt on the authenticity of the controversial film Innocence of Muslims, which sparked protests in Cairo and spurred the Libya attack that killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens, mounted on Wednesday. A series of facts brought to light by online media such as Gawker, Buzzfeed and blogs on CNN, The Atlantic, and The Christian Science Monitor paint the picture of a possible hoax.

In the film's 14-minute trailer (below), which set off the crisis after it was posted to YouTube, the name Muhammad and anti-Islam remarks are clearly dubbed over the original words, clashing with the film's visual cues. The sloppy editing calls into question whether the Hollywood film was, in fact, really created as an anti-Muslim screed, or simply edited to look that way. Despite an alleged $5 million budget, the production quality of the film is very low.

Those involved in making the film, originally entitled Desert Warrior instead of Innocence of Muslims, denied that the film was meant to have anything to do with Islam, saying they were unaware of any such intentions during the film's production. According to CNN, a statement released by the film's 80-strong cast and crew said they were "grossly misled about its intent and purpose," and were "shocked by the drastic re-writes of the script and lies that were told to all involved."

One of the film's actresses, Cindy Lee Garcia, told Gawker that, as far as she knew, the film was going to be "based on how things were 2,000 years ago," a time period that predates Islam by some 600 years.

"It wasn't based on anything to do with religion, it was just on how things were run in Egypt. There wasn't anything about Muhammed or Muslims or anything," Garcia told Gawker. According to Garcia, the character portrayed as Muhammed was called "Master George" in the script.

Then comes the identity of the allegedly Jewish, Israeli-born director/scriptwriter, Sam Bacile.

As The Jerusalem Post reported, a high-ranking Israeli official in Los Angeles said that after numerous inquiries, it appeared that no one in the Hollywood film industry or in the local Israeli community had ever heard of him.

Steve Klein, a "a self-described militant Christian activist in Riverside, California" who was involved with the film, told The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg that Bacile was not the director's real name, and that he was not Israeli and probably not Jewish either. "I would suspect this is a disinformation campaign," Klein said.

The mounting evidence seems to suggest that the trailer was either a poorly-edited, wild rewrite of the film's original script or a flat out hoax, though no evidence has yet emerged confirming the possibility.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: egypt; islam; islammovie; islammoviefake; libya; mohammed; movie; muslim; rop
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To: null and void

It does not take much imagination to realize that with the U.S. military out of the way, the tyrants of the world will take it for an opportunity to do what they wish- whatever it might be.

Not an accident that the Muslim Brotherhood is attacking us all over the world, that China and Russia will push their own militarism and that petty tyrants will murder with impunity.

Really what the rest of the world is waiting for is whether Obama will be re-elected. If he is- then ‘Katy bar the doors’...


101 posted on 09/14/2012 9:29:06 AM PDT by Nachum (The List was hacked- www.nachumlist.com)
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To: dragonblustar
I wonder if this was a deliberate act to rile up the muslims so it would make it very difficult for Israel to attack Iran?

I would put money on it.

Too bad Iranian mullets haven't factored in what a cornered rat must do...

102 posted on 09/14/2012 9:32:24 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1334 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: MRadtke; Absolutely Nobama; aragorn; Art in Idaho; Aurorales; autumnraine; azishot; AZ .44 MAG; ...
There was kind of a crazy report a few weeks ago from a so called “insider” about an imminent false flag operation. If the movie really is bogus it makes me wonder if there was some truth to that report after all.

Yep, and if you want a spanking from the Mod Squad, you need only name said "insider"...

He-who-must-not-be-named-or-linked

103 posted on 09/14/2012 9:43:21 AM PDT by null and void (Day 1334 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: agere_contra
This is no different.

Well... it's a little different, in quantity.

Take a look at this convenient map.

A Map of Muslim Protests Around the World

104 posted on 09/14/2012 9:45:00 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( If you think I'm crazy, just wait until you talk to my invisible friend.)
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To: Nachum; null and void

” Not an accident that the Muslim Brotherhood is attacking us all over the world, that China and Russia will push their own militarism and that petty tyrants will murder with impunity.

Really what the rest of the world is waiting for is whether Obama will be re-elected. If he is- then ‘Katy bar the doors’...”

Exactly!


105 posted on 09/14/2012 9:52:21 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: null and void

maybe we should use the code name
Voldemart


106 posted on 09/14/2012 10:01:25 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Arec Barrwin

We’ll be seeing this on the evening news, right? (/s)


107 posted on 09/14/2012 10:20:23 AM PDT by EternalHope (Politicians will always let you down. -- Sarah Palin)
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To: Arec Barrwin

The DEMS are using it like fast and furious. Of course is is all fake. It is who planned it. I smell the world elite.


108 posted on 09/14/2012 11:12:20 AM PDT by bmwcyle (Corollary - Electing the same person over and over and expecting a different outcome is insanity)
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To: Arec Barrwin
looks like the Muslims are rioting over a hoax

What, *again?*

109 posted on 09/14/2012 12:10:19 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (Obama considers the Third World morally superior to the United States.)
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To: null and void

110 posted on 09/14/2012 12:30:36 PM PDT by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: null and void

Is it Upholstery Man or some such name? Heck, I just can’t remember.


111 posted on 09/14/2012 1:22:12 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article: http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Candor7

Overstuffed Sofa Man


112 posted on 09/14/2012 1:26:50 PM PDT by null and void (Day 1334 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Obama, a queer and present danger)
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To: RummyChick

Betting both. This was done on purpose. It is too coordinated...


113 posted on 09/14/2012 1:28:53 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (I will not comply.)
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To: UCANSEE2; agere_contra

This is very different. The Mohammaed cartoon was a real cartoon drawn by a Dane, IIRC. This fake movie is likely engineered (dubbed in) by leftists/muzzies and used as a fake excuse to start a world wide intifada, all with our administration’s knowledge, blessing and most likely, assistance.


114 posted on 09/14/2012 1:44:27 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: Candor7; null and void

I thought it was “Old fashioned overcoat Man”.


115 posted on 09/14/2012 1:46:17 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point. CSLewis)
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To: stevie_d_64
why is Hillary focusing on the film

Everything can be explained by the fact that Liberals/Progressives are hippie-brats past their prime turned college professors turned bureaucrats. They focus on 3 things:

save the environment, seek tolerance and redistribute assets.

Hillary is talking about a short film because it isn't tolerant.

The world is so precarious and dangerous that Obamao and the Clintoons will cause collapse after collapse and crisis after crisis until the Democratic Party disintegrates and they go back to being college professors.

116 posted on 09/14/2012 2:10:34 PM PDT by alrea
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To: dragonblustar

I believe Israel will attack in due course...It is inevitable...Regardless of this unrest...

The Arab countries surrounding Israel could be a problem, but it is something Israel can handle on its own, it is clear our feckless leadership will not support (at all), or will be dragged kicking and screaming into this fight...

We need to take the fight to Iran, period...They are proceeding on their course and are ignoring the civilized worlds’ reasonable negotiations to cease their threatening nuclear ambitions, regardless of the nonsense they are espousing that their program is peaceful in nature...

I’m not going to be surprised when the hit goes down...I hope the strike(s) sting and take out a ton of their knowledge baase as well...

We’ve fiddle farted around enough with these rock throwers...Why wait till they get something heavier to throw at us???


117 posted on 09/14/2012 3:36:31 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: alrea

Good stuff!!!


118 posted on 09/14/2012 3:38:03 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (It's not the color of one's skin that offends people...it's how thin it is.)
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To: stevie_d_64

Lebanon gave them trouble in 2006, I think.


119 posted on 09/14/2012 3:41:02 PM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: FARS

...our October surprise unfolding....

Watch us also be overrun by OIC’s UN.


120 posted on 09/14/2012 4:49:37 PM PDT by himno hero (hadnuff)
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