{"id":560,"date":"2012-09-20T22:21:39","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T22:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/islaminamerica\/?p=560"},"modified":"2012-09-20T22:21:39","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T22:21:39","slug":"editorial-commentary-from-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/islaminamerica\/2012\/09\/20\/editorial-commentary-from-the-new-york-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Commentary from the New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The anti-Islam video that set off attacks against American embassies and violent protests in the Muslim world was a convenient fuse for rage. Deeper forces are at work in those societies, riven by pent-up anger over a lack of jobs, economic stagnation and decades of repression by previous Arab governments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thus begins an editorial in <I>The New York Times<\/I>. <\/p>\n<p>More:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The anti-American extremists who murdered Ambassador J. 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