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Sat Sep 15, 2012, 10:00 PM Sep 2012

Cenk: The film was originally called “The Innocence of bin Laden,”

On Friday’s episode of The Young Turks, host Cenk Uygur explained that the anti-Islamic film “the Innocence of Muslims” was initially advertised toward Muslims as part of a scam.

The film was originally called “The Innocence of bin Laden,” Uygur said, referring to the Al-Qaeda leader and 9/11 attack organizer killed last year by U.S. forces, and it was shown for one night in Los Angeles, drawing only ten people. The film’s promotional materials, he added, were in Arabic.

“To all Muslims and Arabs good news,” read the materials, according to Uygur. “We will show the movie of the century. The Innocence of Bin Laden and will know who is the real terrorist and who killed our women and children.”

This, Uygur said, proved the film, which deeply denigrates the holy Islamic figure Muhammad, was a trick designed to entice, then insult Muslims.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/09/14/cenk-uygur-anti-islam-movie-weirdest-movie-scam-of-all-time/

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