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| Obama can be sued over insulting film: Iran official | |
| 2012-09-18 | |
[Iran Press TV] A senior Iranian official says US President Barack ObamaWe're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... could face legal action in connection with the production of an anti-Islam movie by an American Jew.
"Article 18 and 27 of the ICCPR, adopted by the United Nation, stipulate that the religion and the rights of the minorities should be respected," Mohammadi said. The US government is a signatory to this covenant and has to respect it. Therefore, an individual or an NGO (non-governmental organization) can file a lawsuit against the president of the country for breach of the covenant, he added. Mohammadi heaped praise on the Moslems for their massive protests against the movie, noting "Protest against insults to religious sanctities should not be limited to time, place and customary reactions and we should undertake legal measures." "The world's elite know pretty well that Islam is a divine religion and Moslems have always respected divine religions and messengers and would never remain silent vis-Ã -vis any desecration," the official said. The controversial movie that has sparked outrage in the Moslem world has been produced by anti-Islam Israeli-American Sam Bacile. Bacile has assumed responsibility for the direction and production of the blasphemous film, which he said was made thanks to Jewish donations totaling USD 5 million. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Couldn't they just file criminal charges against him? I'd be fine with handing him over for a show trial. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2012-09-18 22:28 |
| #1 IIRC FOX NEWS AM segment > I didn't get the whole thing so I could be wrong, but it appears that an Islamic Cleric(s) has issued a FATWA calling for those responsible for the film to be killed, ala SALMAN RUSHDIE. This may not bode well for the Bammer going into November elex + Iran crisis, as in the minds of many Muslims any failure by the US to stop distribution or presentation of the film, or to prosecute its makers, is akin to the Bammer = USA supporting the film + its debasement of Mohammed + the Islamic/Muslim faith. International Jihadists may be more unilater inspired to initiate violent or deadly Terrops inside the USA, + wid or widout a US-Iran War having to occur in the ME. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-09-18 00:13 |