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After insisting the pre-emption of Hal Lindsey's television show had nothing to do with content, a Trinity Broadcasting Network spokesman retracted his statement, admitting officials were concerned, at least secondarily, about offending Arabs and Muslims. As WorldNetDaily reported, John Casoria, general counsel for the network, responded yesterday to Lindsey's contention that the weekly program "International Intelligence Briefing" had been cancelled for December, and possibly permanently, because its message was deemed "too pro-Israel and too anti-Muslim." Casoria initially replied, "That is absolutely, 100 percent false." But now, after talking with network programming officials, he says a secondary reason for pre-empting the...