Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th
By CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated Press
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - The White House says the U.S. deplores the content of an amateur film that denigrates Islam, but America's free speech rights allow such films to air.
White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters Thursday that the Obama administration also condemns the violence in several Islamic countries the film has reportedly triggered. He says the attacks on U.S. facilities in Egypt, Libya and Yemen are totally unjustified and should be squelched by local governments.
The attack in Benghazi, Libya, killed four U.S. diplomats, including the ambassador.
Carney said America has a long tradition of free expression that puzzles some foreigners, who blame the government for not blocking the film from the Internet.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Justice Department officials had opened a criminal investigation into the diplomats' deaths.
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