Ben, here is my original quote, in context, with bold text added for emphasis of the relevant words:
As you can see, I was making a conditional statement. I was not saying that "the filmmaker is an agent-provocateur," I was saying that the Logan Act does not apply to this situation unless we buy into the very dubious notion that Nakoula is actually in the pay of some foreign entity.
Not sure why those other guys glommed onto that conditional statement and thought I was asserting that Nakoula is a Muslim agent-provocateur. We went from me addressing your attempt to apply the Logan Act to the situation, to pure speculation based on a misreading of what I said.
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Originally Posted by Peruhain
The Logan Act prohibits someone who is not an official of the U.S. government to enter diplomatic relations with a foreign country on behalf of the nation (or some part thereof, such as a state). Unless we're accusing the filmmaker of being an agent-provocateur, actually working with/for the extremists stirring up the mobs in Egypt, etc., it doesn't really apply here. Nor does it apply in any direct way to "trying to start a war" with some foreign country or group.
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Not sure why those other guys glommed onto that conditional statement and thought I was asserting that Nakoula is a Muslim agent-provocateur. We went from me addressing your attempt to apply the Logan Act to the situation, to pure speculation based on a misreading of what I said.