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21. Technically it is sovereign US soil

Fri Sep 14, 2012, 01:24 PM

Sep 2012

So they would be entirely justified in shooting attackers.

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US Embassy in Tunis breached [View all] Bosonic Sep 2012 OP

Sigh deutsey Sep 2012 #1

smh MrDiaz Sep 2012 #2

How the hell did they get inside? drm604 Sep 2012 #3

No doubt both factors are involved daleo Sep 2012 #29

Whoever is behind that film sure got the results they wanted. djean111 Sep 2012 #4

Sheldon Adelson? C_U_L8R Sep 2012 #5

+1 Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #13

That's pretty much what I was implying, I thought. djean111 Sep 2012 #15

+10 emilyg Sep 2012 #20

And now Sudan drm604 Sep 2012 #6

I'm watching Al Jazeera english rollin74 Sep 2012 #7

Yeah, that should calm things down. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #16

Oh that would suck if that happens... octothorpe Sep 2012 #27

I can't think of a better case for self-defense jsr Sep 2012 #28

True, but it wouldn't really matter if it was justified or not octothorpe Sep 2012 #31

if MrDiaz Sep 2012 #33

I'd shoot, as I'm sure most others would too. octothorpe Sep 2012 #34

"At least 5 protesters wounded by police gunfire ... muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #12

FLASH: Protesters set fire to American school in Tunis Bosonic Sep 2012 #14

Do we not have significant security forces at these embassies? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #17

Sinai (UN peacekeepers involved now) Bosonic Sep 2012 #18

Sorry it has come to this but it's time leftynyc Sep 2012 #19

Technically it is sovereign US soil 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #21

Yup leftynyc Sep 2012 #23

Oh, yeah, that would be a winning strategy... Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #26

Abandon the embassies and consulates? leftynyc Sep 2012 #32

This is terrible lunatica Sep 2012 #22

My husband's friend works there- he's pretty worried about her. Luciferous Sep 2012 #24

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Sep 2012 #25