Kathleen Parker: Reactions to Muslims unhappy with film just made things worse

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 18 2012 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Unfortunately, even we seem to have lost sight of the nature and causes of these incidents, which have less to do with reasons than with excuses. The demonstrations and attacks more likely are a function of post-revolutionary jockeying among the groups competing for power than they are about American anything.

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cjb

Bountiful, UT

I do not have a very high opinion of the 'prophet' Mohamed. Not because of some amateurish video that detractors have made of him, but because of the way his followers behave.

His teachings have resulted in very bad behavior of More..

6:32 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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Pete1215

Lafayette, IN

When a bunch of arabic speaking protesters are holding up signs written in English, one has to wonder who is behind the protests.

8:06 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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Hellooo

Salt Lake City, UT

The only problem Kathleen is the uprisings are not about the film. This is especially true in Libya's terrorist attack on the embassy. Please, do you really believe that suddenly on 9/11 the Arab world woke up realized that a film about their More..

7:16 a.m. Sept. 18, 2012
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