The man known as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, creator of the anti-Muslim film “Innocence of Muslims,” has issued his first public statements since being incarcerated earlier this year for violating the terms of his parole.
In statements to The New York Times, conveyed through a lawyer and published Sunday, Nakoula said he does not regret making the movie that sparked demonstrations and violence in numerous countries.
From the Times:
In his written responses to questions, Mr. Nakoula reeled off “atrocities” by Muslims that went back many years and formed his views, focusing on shootings, a bombing and the torture of his fellow Copts. After the Fort Hood massacre, in which an Army psychiatrist with ties to Muslim extremism has been charged, “I became even more upset and enraged,” he said.
Among other things revealed in the story: Nakoula once sold bongs, and has changed his name so many times that he was apparently not even aware himself that his latest legal name change had been finalized and he is now officially Ebrahem Fawzy Youssef.
