There’s too much going on right now for me to sort out intelligently. The dreadful events in Libya are difficult to figure out. The “movie” that precipitated the crisis apparently is not what it seems: someone modified it and planted it. That conclusion leads us into the wacko world of conspiracy which is an impossible framework to analyze without hard information. There are a number of actors who might have a motive in fostering such discontent. We’ll have to hope that the journalists do a good job of ferreting out the information we need.
Europe is breathing a lot easier today after the German constitutional court ruled that German participation in the European Stability Mechanism was legal and after the results of the Dutch election return pro-euro parties to power. The euro gained strength as a result, but these improvements are just temporary. The weaknesses of Greece and Spain still persist.
US-Israeli relations reached a new low because of comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that suggest he is losing confidence in US promises to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. The cancellation of a planned meeting between Obama and Netanyahu in mid-September is a sign of a significant rupture. Whether that rupture will lead Israel to take action without US support is a real possibility, but also one to be feared.
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It’s quite evident that the attacks on United States embassies within both Libya and Egypt were not followed through because of the offensive American produced film. These rioters would not have attacked both the Embassy and a safe house within Libya, killing the Ambassador, which is extremely frowned upon within the international community, over a film; it doesn’t seem worth it getting in trouble with the ICC or American judicial system simply because your religion was offended. A film starring the leader of Al Qaeda was released days earlier, highlighting that vengeance must be sought for the death of the second-in-command. Coincidence? Sources also claim that these rioters, approximately 20 in Libya, were well-prepared and had the equipment not easily accessible by the average Libya citizen. The response of the Obama Administration was successful, yet more investigation should be done by the United States and government of Libya, or other allied countries, to fully comprehend the situation.
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You don’t usually see rioters carrying RPGs. Most of the rioters, except for around 5, were nothing but an angry mob.
No, these riots originated from the inflammatory comments and several edits of the said film from several US anti-Islam proponents, which then in turn gained views on YouTube and the Islamic news network al-Jad and al-Nas. The film is nothing to the actual perpetrators, only serving as propaganda and a reason to stir up the people. It’s currently unknown if the news networks coordinated with terrorist networks, but it’s likely as there have been former ties.
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It’s possible that your hypothesis is correct–there are certainly reasons to suspect coordination. I’m going to wait for more evidence–the situation is still too fluid.
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