A provocative film about the Prophet Mohammad has triggered a violent reaction from the Muslim World, and an American diplomat has been killed in an attack on the embassy in Libya. So what was the point of making the movie and who is behind it? There is also the question of the bigger picture and Gareth Porter, a historian and investigative journalist, joins RT's Meghan Lopez to discuss what these protests mean for the geo-political situation and for the US.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
Embassy Attacks A Wake Up Call For US
Angry demonstrations against an anti-Islam film spread to their widest extent yet around the Middle East and other Muslim countries on Friday. Protesters smashed into the German Embassy in the Sudanese capital and set part of it on fire, and climbed the walls of the US embassy in Tunis.
Investigative journalist Gareth Porter talks to RT. He says the series of attacks on US embassies across Arab world should be a wake-up call -- a red light flashing - for the national security elite in the US.
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Investigative journalist Gareth Porter talks to RT. He says the series of attacks on US embassies across Arab world should be a wake-up call -- a red light flashing - for the national security elite in the US.
RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air
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