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Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
this is a discussion within the Poli-Sci Community Forum; The violently anti-American rallies that have roiled the Islamic world over a video denigrating the Prophet Muhammad expanded on Friday to more than a dozen countries, with demonstrators storming the American Embassy in Tunisia in a deadly clash and protesters ...
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09-14-2012, 12:51 PM
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Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
The violently anti-American rallies that have roiled the Islamic world over a video denigrating the Prophet Muhammad expanded on Friday to more than a dozen countries, with demonstrators storming the American Embassy in Tunisia in a deadly clash and protesters in Sudan’s capital broadening the targets to include Germany and Britain.
Multimedia Photographs Protests Continue for a Fourth Day Click here for the world map The Lede: Updates on Protests Over Anti-Islam Film (September 14, 2012) The Caucus: Obama to Attend Ceremony Honoring Americans Slain in Libya (September 14, 2012) Egypt, Hearing From Obama, Moves to Heal Rift From Protests (September 14, 2012) In Libya, Chaos Was Followed by Organized Ambush, Official Says (September 14, 2012) As Violence Spreads in Arab World, Google Blocks Access to Inflammatory Video (September 14, 2012) The Lede Blog: Film Prompts Anti-U.S. Protests in Egypt and Libya (September 11, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times Egyptian protesters near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday. More Photos » The broadening of the protests reflected what appeared to be a catharsis of rage at the Western powers and was unabated despite calls for restraint from world leaders including the new Islamist president of Egypt, where the demonstrations first erupted four days ago on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. In Washington, the Pentagon announced that it was dispatching 50 Marines to Sana, Yemen, to secure the American diplomatic compound, which was partly defiled by enraged protesters on Thursday. At a bazaar about 30 miles east of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, protesters burned an effigy of President Obama. read more WOW... just saw a map on TV... incredible disaster under way!!! And this President still sits on his arse in Nevada? Really? | |
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09-14-2012, 01:31 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
(sigh) What did we do to piss them off this time? Some guy nobody ever heard of made a movie nobody ever heard of?
Don't they ever just wanna go home & chill out? |
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09-14-2012, 01:46 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
Originally Posted by mutineer10
This movie being cited is merely a sidebar... not the cause.. this is a planned orchestrated attack.
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09-14-2012, 09:39 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
World = powder keg
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09-14-2012, 10:47 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
Originally Posted by mutineer10
I'm not so sure. I think 90% of 'em are all whacked out on heroin anyway.
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09-15-2012, 05:01 PM
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The best thing for everyone would be for all Western powers to leave the middle east and arab states to themselves.
There has not been peace in the regions for years and never will be at this rate.They hate each other,but hate the West more.To be fair to them the citizens have good reason to hate the West.For centuries the West has plundered anything they wanted from weaker nations.All the normal population see is Western powers place sanctions on countries,threaten them forunfair elections while propping up puppet states with tyrants for Kings/Leaders. Who gave the Taliban money/Weapons and training? Mostly the UK and US.Why, to fight the Russians. Who has been funding and training the uprisings? the West. Who trained and funded most of Sadams troops....you guessed it. Leave the Arab states and Middle East to itself. If they slaughter each other,so be it.We cannot be a world Police force and should not be trying to force a Western ideology on anyone that isnt interested. The Islamic/Arab world has been butting heads with Europe since the days of the Greek States.The Arab world has no historic ties to elected governments.Its only ever been held together when a powerfull warrior/leader has led them in defence of there land/religion. In generaly they have split again after a external threat has been seen off. The only thing they hate more than each other is the rest of us. Look through the history of the area for men who have held power for any number of years,Saladin,The Mongols,Timur all Warrior leaders. They are a proud people who historically have given a great deal to the modern world. Islamic Golden Age - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is not ment as a US/UK rant. Of course nothing of what i have said is a atempt to justify the killing of the diplomats over there. Religion has been used a front for many land/mineral grabs and a excuse for war far too many times. Look at some of the disgracfull things the British Empire,Inquistion did,in a attempt to spread the "Light of God" throughout the world. The early US/British/Dutch etc governments did to the Native Americans under the banner of Manifest destiny. Its less than 50 years since some in the U.S got full cival rights,should any of us be telling others how they should live. Anyway moan over.Sounds all a bit hippy like and its not posted to cause offence to anyone. |
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09-15-2012, 09:51 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
The "excuse" that this had ANYTHING to do with an anti-Islam video is complete B.S.
More than 70% of Egypt doesn't even have electricity, much less the ability to watch Youtube. The media needs to stop spewing this B.S. because it's not true. |
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09-15-2012, 09:52 PM
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Re: Anti-American Protests Expand to More Than a Dozen Countries
Originally Posted by lee909
There is plenty of truth to what you say. My grandpa used to say the reason their leaders rule so harshly is because that's the only way to rule there. If you don't rule with a heavy hand you die.
It is accurate to say the United States, the UK, and others have manipulated the region. Still, let us not forget it was the UK and the US who taught them how the drill the very resource they use to hold the wold hostage. And as sad as it is to say, we simply HAVE to have a presence there for that very reason. Even if we were to drill our own oil and never purchase another drop from the middle east, that market is a global one and the cartel has to be policed. Should the United States or the west leave the Middle East to its own demise we would be no less confronted by them. For us it is oil, democracy, and capitalism. For them it is a fundamental hatred for our Nation - our way of life - our lifestyle. We are the infidel, whether we're purchasing their oil or not. Call it bigotry if you want. I'm all for allowing them to kill one another and frankly wish they would exterminate each other from the face of the planet, however the United States, outside of our own oil (most of which we import from Saudi Arabia by the way and not Iraq, Iran, Libya, etc) interests, cannot simply walk away. I liken it to the time leading up to our forced entry into World War II. We can sit idly by and watch from afar. Should we chose this course of action forces there will eventually move on our allies and we will have to engage or turn our backs on the likes of Israel. Outside of Obama with his Islamic past, I'm not sure there are many in our Government who will stand for that nor do I believe we should. Personally there is a large part of me that is all for coming home. Pull out completely. That means our people, but it also means our aid, both political and humanitarian. Let them starve. Let chaos take hold. Then, the first bomb that lands on Israeli soil can be the spring board from which we launch a real war against these people. We can then eradicate them from the earth and then the civilized humans left of the planet can move forward. |
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