Thursday, September 13, 2012

Cairo embassy staffer ignored concerns about statement

Foreign Policy’s Josh Rogin has the inside story on how the Cairo embassy sent out a statement later disavowed by the White House. 

The statement, put out before protests in Cairo began in an effort to quell tensions around an anti-Muslim film, raised objections in the White House and the State Department. A reference to 9/11 and a line about “continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims” were considered inappropriate.

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