Benghazi attack - Terrorists or unruly crowd?

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by JJIII

I heard (and have no idea if it is true or not) that the video had only had approx. 900 views at the time the trouble started. Is there any way to find out more about that?

Not sure about that, but the one that was linked here is different than the one they were seeing in the ME. Someone had added Arabic subtitles, and it was constantly running on Egyptian television. I get the impression that it was translated by those who didn't agree with its message, but saw it as a useful "organizing" tool.

I made it through about 2 minutes when I looked at the English version. It is the artistic equivalent of fingerpainting on the wall.

Regards,

D-Ray

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Not sure about that, but the one that was linked here is different than the one they were seeing in the ME. Someone had added Arabic subtitles, and it was constantly running on Egyptian television. I get the impression that it was translated by those who didn't agree with its message, but saw it as a useful "organizing" tool.

I made it through about 2 minutes when I looked at the English version. It is the artistic equivalent of fingerpainting on the wall.

Regards,

D-Ray

It was kinda like Monty Python's "Life of Brian" that had been stripped completely of its humor. It's hard to understand what about this silly film riled them up so much. Then again, religious nuts here say that there's a War on Christmas (a holiday that last about 2 months nowadays).

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

It was kinda like Monty Python's "Life of Brian" that had been stripped completely of its humor. It's hard to understand what about this silly film riled them up so much. Then again, religious nuts here say that there's a War on Christmas (a holiday that last about 2 months nowadays).

Well, for one thing, we don't really know how the subtitles read. Even in the English language version, the editors went back and overdubbed the dialog, presumable to put words in the actors' mouths they wouldn't have been willing to say.

John

[bobabode]

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