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| Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, aka Sam Bacile |
Do you want to make an unflattering film about Islam? Even if it's some amateur flick that gets lost in the shuffle with millions of other clips on YouTube? Then be prepared to suffer a similar fate that one Nakoula Basseley Nakoula recently suffered after his amateur anti-Islam film that circulated on YouTube got blamed for inciting several devoted members of "The Religion of Peace" to attack Americans and their embassies throughout the Middle East.
An attack in Libya resulted in the death of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. An attack in Egypt did extensive damage to the U.S. embassy there, although no one was hurt. Not coincidentally, the attacks occurred on September 11, the 11th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City and did significant damage to the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Though there is increasing evidence that the attacks were planned well in advance to coincide with 9/11, Nakoula's film got blamed for lighting the fuse of Islamic fundamentalists across the Middle East.
And so, Nakoula, who also goes by the alias "Sam Bacile" got thrown under the proverbial bus by the U.S. Justice Department that busted him for allegedly violating the terms of parole that he was on for a bank fraud conviction in 2010. According to Nakoula's parole terms, he wasn't supposed to use a computer for five years, so the anti-Islamic flick he uploaded to YouTube obviously violated his probation. But if the feds were really concerned about Nakoula's obedience to his parole terms, then why did they wait until his amateur flick became a YouTube sensation before they busted him? Evidently, Nakoula's film had been circulating the internet for several months, so the feds had ample time to bust the 55-year-old self-styled filmmaker.
Nakoula was only arrested because his film allegedly offended the Muslim world, not because he violated his probation. Nakoula was arrested because the Obama Administration, which has a deplorable foreign policy record, was desperate to appease the Muslim world. And that's exactly why the American embassies were attacked throughout the Middle East; because Islamists realize that Barack Obama is a weak president who's unwilling to defend America's interests and values. As such, the Islamic world will use any excuse it can dredge up to attack America's interests because it knows all too well what America's response from Obama will be.
And that response will be the arrest of some nobody such as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula who never would've been arrested had his hack YouTube video turned into an obscure dud. And Nakoula's arrest is a warning to all Americans should Obama be reelected in November; that anyone who is accused of insulting Islam and its prophet Muhammad will be thrown to the dogs by the Obama Administration. Obama believes in appeasement and that never works with religious fanatics who see appeasement as the direct sign of weakness.
Certainly, it's wrong to insult anyone's lifestyle or religion, no matter how wicked, violent or bad it may be. But America also has something called the First Amendment that protects the free speech of people such as Mr. Nakoula who has the right as an American citizen to criticize Islam or any religion he desires to denounce. And his nation has no right to deny him that constitutional right. If that offends some people then that's too bad. As Christians, we've had to tolerate our faith being bashed and maligned for ages.
But unlike Islam, Christianity teaches us to love those who offend and persecute us rather than kill them. Christ stated: "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may sons of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love only those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?" (Matthew 5:44-46)
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