The news about sensational film "The Innocence of Muslims" is still on everybody's lips. The Mass Media is replete with new massages about consequences of this film, particularly about a new war which is going to flare up.
The given article reports that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called upon Muslims to wage a holy war (a jihad, in other words) against the US and Israel over a film deemed insulting to Muslims. His audio message with appeals was released by al-Qaida's media As-Sahab and posted on militant websites on Saturday. Giving appraisal of this situation, Ayman al-Zawahiri called demonstrators and attackers who stormed the US embassy and consulates "honest and zealous". It is necessary to remind that a short web video "The Innocence of Muslims" defaming the Prophet Mohammed caused violent riots in several Arab countries and other states with Muslim populations in September after it was posted on YouTube. In this connection, there were a lot of assassinations; particularly it was revealed that in Libya, armed militants killed the US ambassador, Christopher Stevens. The reporter gives no details about content of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s audio appeal, but he emphasizes that according to Al-Qaeda leader, Washington had allowed the film's production under the pretext of freedom of expression and also quoted him that "this freedom did not prevent them [Americans] from torturing Muslim prisoners".
As for me, I believe that this news was predictable. It is not surprising that Muslims reacted to this situation by calls to war. Violence gives rise to violence.
Fair.
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with new mEssages about THE consequences ...
that THE Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has called
... by THEval-Qaida's media As-Sahab...
...there were a lot of assassinations (or killings) ...