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octothorpe

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

Reply to jsr (Reply #28)

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 12:46 AM

Sep 2012

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)

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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

Cultural too. They are not used to anything but state run media. Apparently no free speech to lonestarnot Sep 2012 #30

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

They apparently have connections with Christian End of the World types deutsey Sep 2012 #8

The film is NOT THE ISSUE. It's being used as a pretext for a set of coordinated attacks. slackmaster Sep 2012 #10

+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

They need to use deadly force on people who breach the security parameter jsr Sep 2012 #9

It seems that what little security personnel the sites have are being overwhelmed slackmaster Sep 2012 #11

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