Thursday, September 13, 2012

Anti-US sentiment on rise

Whatever may be the cause behind the reported killing of US Ambassador to Libya and three embassy staff, one thing is certain that the anti-US sentiment is gaining ground and spreading fast in Arab world. On the surface, it is apparently clear that the US anti-Islam instance is the main reason behind attacking the ambassador in Libya. The US is loosing clout among Arab world dictators and much of the ground in Middle-East has shifted away from it. It was seen earlier that whenever any anti-US protest was launched in Arab world, it was muzzled by the dictators there. The US clout was so strong that it could count on Arab world dictators to silence the voice of dissent against it. Now come to the subject of the reported killing of US Ambassador in Libya. The US anti-Islam film which denigrates the position of the Prophet Mohammad has outraged the religious sentiment of Muslims all over the world in general and in Arab world in particular, and their anger is manifest in the killing of US Ambassador to Libya. The protesters deemed US film blasphemous to the Prophet Mohammad. In the given situation, it is natural that it would cause outrage among the followers of Islam all over the world. Every religion of the world must be given due respect and the film makers all over the world must be instructed clearly that while making film on religious theme, they must take all precautions not to hurt sentiment of any community of the world. The lives of US ambassador and three other staff were taken away for no fault of their own. It is the film that has caused so much anger among the protesters not only in Libya but also in Egypt, Yemen, Cairo and other places in Muslim world. US President has immediately reacted to the killing that he would bring the perpetrators to justice in the same vein and tone as his predecessor George W Bush had announced just after the 9/11 attack and invaded Afghanistan. The consequence of his revengeful action is here before the world. So, it is advisable for US President Barack Obama to act for reconciliation to establish peace and order in the world instead. The assault has followed a protest in neighbouring Egypt where demonstrators scaled the walls of the US embassy, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over the same film which they said insulted the Prophet Mohammad.

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