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September 13, 2012 | | INFAMY The man allegedly behind the incendiary film, Innocence of Muslims, that sparked deadly protests in the Middle East has a sordid criminal past. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has a criminal record that includes a narcotics conviction. He was arrested on March 27, 1997 and charged with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. The Daily Beast’s Christine Pelisek reports. STIMULUS The Federal Reserve announced Thursday that it would buy back $40 billion of mortgage debt per month until the employment outlook improves. The Fed also announced it will keep interest rates “exceptionally low” through the middle of 2015 to bolster the economy. The Daily Beast’s Zachary Karabell on why central bankers don’t get enough credit. DEFIANT Hillary Clinton said that the amateur U.S. film that depicts the prophet Muhammed as a fraud was "disgusting and reprehensible." Meanwhile, rioters stormed the U.S. embassy in Yemen on Thursday morning, breaching the wall of the embassy and setting fire to vehicles as security forces reportedly opened fire. Security forces managed to gain control of the compound in Sanaa by using the live ammunition, tear gas and water cannons, injuring several people, although protests continued outside the embassy walls. Protests have broken out throughout the Muslim world—including Iran, Tunisia, and Gaza. In Cairo, protests continued for the third day on Thursday outside the U.S. embassy, with at least 10 people injured in overnight clashes. In Libya, the U.S. ambassador and three others were killed on Tuesday by riots over the film outside the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. CONSULATE ATTACK Libya has arrested four people in connection with the attack against the U.S. consulate that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others. Security sources say that a larger group of people are under surveillance in addition to the four in custody. The country has organized a multiagency task force, made up of intelligence, defense, and interior officials to hunt down the suspected Islamic militants who carried out the attack. Meanwhile, officials have announced that a former Navy SEAL was among the four Americans killed during the attack. 42-year-old Glen Doherty was part of the security team protecting the ambassador. The third victim was identified as Foreign Service Officer Sean Smith, a former member of the Air Force. The identify of the fourth American who was killed has not yet been released. OUT OF THE SHADOWS An anonymous law-enforcement official has confirmed to the Associated Press that Nakoula Basseley Nakoula is the man behind the amateur anti-Muslim film that has been blamed for inciting riots in Libya, Egypt, and Yemen. Nakoula said Tuesday he knew “Sam Bacile,” the pseudonym of the person behind the film Innocence of Muslims, but he denied he is Bacile. | | 
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