Innocence of Muslims is a 2012 anti-Islamic short film written and directed by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula under the pseudonym Sam Bacile. Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in
Vine Theater, Hollywood, California, where the single screening took place
Movie poster for Innocence of Bn Laden [sic] at the Vine Theater, June 2012
Protesters in Kuala Lumpur take to the streets to demonstrate against the film.
Members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia carried out a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012. At 9:40 p.m. local tim
Innocence of Muslims
…embassies, such at the embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Sanaa, Yemen, and Tunis, Tunisia. The protests resulted in over 50 deaths, including 23 in Pakistan. The 2012 Benghazi attack occurred the night after the protests in Cairo. For days after the attack, CIA analysts believed the Benghazi incident had been “spontaneously inspired…
From top to bottom, left to right: President, Vice President updated on situation night of September 11, 2012; President Obama, with Secretary Clinton, delivering statement in the Rose Garden, September 12, 2012; two photographs released through a FOIA request; Secretary Clinton testifying before the Senate Committee on January 23, 2013; portion of "wanted" poster seeking information on the attack.
President Obama and Secretary Clinton honor the Benghazi attack victims at the Transfer of Remains Ceremony held at Andrews Air Force Base on September 14, 2012.