It's also likely that the "film" itself is merely the excuse that more radical Islamists are using to focus general public outrage on "their enemies," the United States and its allies.

Tony-

"The film does no harm to Muslims or Islam because it's so crudely made."

But was not it the catalyst, crude as it is, for this attack on several US embassies and consulates? Maybe you mean "should do no harm" in a more perfect world.

Charley Noble