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6. The worst attack was at one of the consulates, not the embassy proper

Reply to juajen (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 07:01 PM

Sep 2012

Those usually have much lighter security than the main mission's site, since they're smaller, less important diplomatically, and - this is the important one - not formally US soil.

Security at most embassies is going to be going up because of this of course, and probably the same for the consulates when they're able to get permission to do so.

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victim in Libya posted in Eve Online game yesterday about fear of attack [View all] grasswire Sep 2012 OP

Such a tragic loss. tosh Sep 2012 #1

Having checked, no, you really don't. Ugh. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #3

He was one of the Something Awful players' guys; I was reading their thread about him Posteritatis Sep 2012 #2

oh, how sad renate Sep 2012 #4

I don't understand. Where were our Marines that are supposed juajen Sep 2012 #5

The worst attack was at one of the consulates, not the embassy proper Posteritatis Sep 2012 #6

I've been all over the internet today, and I can't cite to the story I saw. amandabeech Sep 2012 #13

Provides more confirmation that some Libyan security forces played a role in the attack brentspeak Sep 2012 #7

Yes, it sounded as if he was worried about at least one of the guards. sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #9

It sounds like it moved too quickly for that. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #10

The U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt sent out the message of condemnation, not the Benghazi, amandabeech Sep 2012 #14

Thank you for the correction. I wonder if the Libyan diplomats knew about the statement sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #15

The new Libyan government in Tripoli might have known, amandabeech Sep 2012 #16

Vilerat was also a moderator at Something Awful Ohio Joe Sep 2012 #8

Aww man that just sucks Egnever Sep 2012 #11

RIP fellow pvper Marrah_G Sep 2012 #12