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Mockery kills

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The killings perpetrated by  the Muslim mob against a US envoy and other personnel Libya,  is a reflection of immaturity and fickle-mindedness of some Libyans in retaliation for the mockery in the internet of Islam. And many American embassy personnel around the Middle East are apprehensive over this unwanted development. In fact, President Barack Obama has already ordered  the tightening of security at every American embassy in the Middle East, after the killing the above incident. Obama said the US government has received assurance from the new Libyan government that the culprits would be brought to justice for the killings of the US personnel. This is not the first time that threats and intimidations had been done to those who put the Islamic religion into a mockery. Many years ago, British novelist Salman Rushdie was threatened and ordered for elimination by then Ayatollah Khomeini for writing a book titled "The Satanic Verses." However, the threats upon Rushdie'