1. Muslims are no more easily offended than their Christian, Jewish, etc. counterparts. The Religious Right in the States are a prime example of this. Last I checked they were offended by everything as well.
2. The publisher of the game is NOT afraid of getting bombed. That’s retarded. They’re afraid of being labeled as non-sensitive to Muslim issues. This could potentially eliminate a significant market for them. If the head of marketing at the company comes to me as a developer and says: “Hey, we can sell more units if we remove this one song” I’ll say, “Hold on a sec and I’ll do it right now, because that sounds like the practical do.”
3. Of COURSE people find music offensive. Do people not remember the congressional hearings regarding gangster rap back in the 90s?

You can try and vilify the Muslims for this all you want, but this is recurring theme, regardless of religious context. The sad fact is that people are stupid and easily offended.

Sounds like a big publicity stunt to me, designed to get people talking about the product and make it more desirable because of its temporary non-availability. It’s worked, too.