US Embassy in Tunis breached

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

FLASH - Protesters jump over wall into U.S. embassy in Tunis: Reuters witness

Read more: https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246613253134880768

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PROTESTERS SET FIRE TO TREES, BREAK WINDOWS INSIDE U.S. EMBASSY COMPOUND IN TUNIS - REUTERS WITNESS

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246614954818543616


Tunisian protesters smash windows, set fires in U.S. embassy

TUNIS- Tunisian protesters jumped over the wall of the U.S. embassy compound in Tunis on Friday and broke windows and set fire to trees, a Reuters witness said.

A large fire could be seen burning inside the compound. Police fired teargas at the hundreds of protesters who were demonstrating at the embassy.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1256679--tunisian-protesters-smash-windows-set-fires-in-u-s-embassy

[deutsey]

1. Sigh

[MrDiaz]

2. smh

all these damn RELIGIOUS NUTS!!!

[lonestarnot]

30. Cultural too. They are not used to anything but state run media. Apparently no free speech to

exposure to free speech causes the crazy to break out in some places.

[drm604]

3. How the hell did they get inside?

I guess the guards were reluctant to shoot unarmed protesters (assuming they're unarmed).

How do you deal with this kind of religious mania? Is it even really about religion or is this just people with anti-American feelings using that as an excuse?

[daleo]

29. No doubt both factors are involved

N/t

[djean111]

4. Whoever is behind that film sure got the results they wanted.

Lessee, who wants a Middle-Eastern war?

[C_U_L8R]

5. Sheldon Adelson?

someone paid for that POS,
and it would not be surprising
if there was a direct connection
to the Romney campaign

[deutsey]

8. They apparently have connections with Christian End of the World types

Nakoula Basseley Nakoula (aka Sam Bacile?), a Coptic Christian, apparently made the movie with Media for Christ, which has on its website CDs by Samuel Doctorian, an alleged prophet who says he's had a vision about the end of the world (http://biblelandmission.org/pdfs/angels.pdf).

I wonder if they weren't just hoping to help God speed things up a little bit...

http://gawker.com/nakoula-basseley-ankoula/

http://home.conservativebabylon.com/2012/09/13/together-again-for-the-first-time-christian-crusades-versus-muslim-crusades/

http://www.mediaforchrist.net/CDs.htm (Scroll down for Doctorian's CDs)

[slackmaster]

10. The film is NOT THE ISSUE. It's being used as a pretext for a set of coordinated attacks.

The question you should be asking IMO is: Who stands to benefit most by embarrassing the current US government?

[Blue_Tires]

13. +1

[djean111]

15. That's pretty much what I was implying, I thought.

The film seems crafted to force Obama's hand or force Obama out. And all of a sudden a new meme is that Obama doesn't go to security meetings; I think it all was coordinated.
The religious right are just handy tools; they don't care, though, one hand washes the other - or smears the other with slime.

[emilyg]

20. +10

[drm604]

6. And now Sudan

http://live.reuters.com/Event/Middle_East/45073242

US embassy compounds in Sudan, Tunisia compromised within minutes of each other - Reuters eyewitness reports

Also the German embassy in Sudan.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/us-film-protests-idUSBRE88D0O320120914

Sudanese demonstrators incensed by a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad broke into the German embassy in Khartoum on Friday and hoisted an Islamic flag, while one person was killed in protests in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

http://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246590852531642368

SUDANESE PROTESTERS SMASH WINDOWS OF GERMAN EMBASSY BUILDING AND START FIRE IN FRONT OF MAIN GATE -REUTERS WITNESS

[rollin74]

7. I'm watching Al Jazeera english

and a reporter on scene in Tunis is saying that part of the US embassy is on fire and militant protesters are still inside the embassy grounds

there is clearly a large fire burning at or very near the embassy building

http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/

[jsr]

9. They need to use deadly force on people who breach the security parameter

The alternative is more dead Americans.

[slackmaster]

11. It seems that what little security personnel the sites have are being overwhelmed

It's a coordinated operation.

[Comrade Grumpy]

16. Yeah, that should calm things down.

[octothorpe]

27. Oh that would suck if that happens...

Imagine the shit storm that would cause... I mean, I'm not saying they shouldn't protect themselves, I'm just pointing out that such an event would really make things worse.

I wonder if they are clearing embassies in certain hot spots to prevent such a thing from happening.

[jsr]

28. I can't think of a better case for self-defense

The troublemakers leading the charge in these attacks are terrorists intent on causing harm.

[octothorpe]

31. True, but it wouldn't really matter if it was justified or not

it would still only serve to inflame the situation... Again, not saying they should rollover if they are threatened, but the best thing to do is to avoid allowing such a thing to happen.

(I really hope I'm not coming off as an apologist for the extremist idiots who are doing this shit)

[MrDiaz]

33. if

you were the marines that were on site and these guys are rioting and then they start attacking. What would you do? Shoot or not shoot? If you do not shoot, what do you do? IM SHOOTING on grounds of self defense

[octothorpe]

34. I'd shoot, as I'm sure most others would too.

It would be better to prevent that situation from happening though. We're not going to magically calm the crowds of rioters down with anything we do right now (we can anger them more though) I'd just rather see us extract ourselves from the situation as much as possible..

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. "At least 5 protesters wounded by police gunfire ...

... near U.S. embassy in Tunis, large fire inside embassy compound: Reuters reporter"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2012/sep/14/friday-protests-anti-islam-us-film-live#block-50534487c0e3eb823e69472a

[Bosonic]

14. FLASH: Protesters set fire to American school in Tunis

FLASH: Protesters set fire to American school in Tunis

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/246628926540111872

[4th law of robotics]

17. Do we not have significant security forces at these embassies?

Yeah they ought to be safe by convention.

But obviously that isn't the case.

[Bosonic]

18. Sinai (UN peacekeepers involved now)

Armed Salafis attack peacekeepers camp in #Sinai over anti-Islam 'movie', troops open fire, 1 man injured #Egypt

https://twitter.com/RawyaRageh/status/246650482691563520 (Al Jazeera reporter)

Protesters from Salafist groups in Sinai have stormed camp for UN multinational peacekeepers in town of Sheikh Zuwayed

https://twitter.com/AJELive/status/246651873342398464

[leftynyc]

19. Sorry it has come to this but it's time

for the Marines to start shooting. Put out an announcement that anybody who breaches the security at any US embassy will be shot on sight. If the host governments wont guarantee the safety of our citizens, it's up to us.

[4th law of robotics]

21. Technically it is sovereign US soil

So they would be entirely justified in shooting attackers.

[leftynyc]

23. Yup

It's the responsibility of the host government to provide protection and they don't seem interested in that. If another American dies from this, all hell is going to break loose. It's time for Pres Obama to make a VERY public statement that it will not be tolerated and that the marines are armed and have orders to shoot to kill.

[Comrade Grumpy]

26. Oh, yeah, that would be a winning strategy...

if we want to be at war from Morocco to Indonesia.

[leftynyc]

32. Abandon the embassies and consulates?

That's the only other answer. The murder of diplomats is unacceptable.

[lunatica]

22. This is terrible

[Luciferous]

24. My husband's friend works there- he's pretty worried about her.

[Tx4obama]

25. Kick! n/t