Thousands of Egyptian demonstrators tore down the Stars and Stripes flag at the US embassy in Cairo, replacing it with an Islamic flag on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States
September 11 2012
Egyptian protesters tear down US flag in attack on Cairo embassy - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
While this is despicable, I need more facts about who exactly was involved, whether it is nation wide or a splinter group, before I condemn the entire country or any efforts to by the US to co-opt this government. There is a lot more at stake in this region than to totally write off Egypt because of this incident.
I am not soft on this by any means, I was almost blown up in the first attack on the World Trade Center and lost friends in 9/11, however, a meaningful balance must take place in order to have this region stabilize.
"The flag, similar to the banner used by al Qaeda, is commonly used by ultraconservatives around the region. Almost all the embassy staff had left the compound before the protest, and the ambassador was out of town...One young member of the ultraconservative Salafi movement, Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim said, "This is a very simple reaction to harming our prophet."
Egypt protesters scale U.S. Embassy wall, take flag - CBS News
It is a despicable act. Period.
That's some top shelf hogwash you're peddling there.That's Obama's heros at work.
Sure is and I want someone to pay....but the right someone, not go off half cocked and take out my aggressions on just anyone.
Who says half cocked? did I say half cocked? No I did not!
Lol, was that guy recording with an iPad?
While this is despicable, I need more facts about who exactly was involved, whether it is nation wide or a splinter group, before I condemn the entire country or any efforts to by the US to co-opt this government. There is a lot more at stake in this region than to totally write off Egypt because of this incident.
I am not soft on this by any means, I was almost blown up in the first attack on the World Trade Center and lost friends in 9/11, however, a meaningful balance must take place in order to have this region stabilize.
"The flag, similar to the banner used by al Qaeda, is commonly used by ultraconservatives around the region. Almost all the embassy staff had left the compound before the protest, and the ambassador was out of town...One young member of the ultraconservative Salafi movement, Abdel-Hamid Ibrahim said, "This is a very simple reaction to harming our prophet."
Egypt protesters scale U.S. Embassy wall, take flag - CBS News
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It was illiterate hardliners who were responding to a film about Muhammed that portrayed him in a vulgar, perverse manner. That was deliberate.
While I doubt Americans would riot, I do think they would be angry if Jesus was portrayed that way in a movie.
Thousands of Egyptian demonstrators tore down the Stars and Stripes flag at the US embassy in Cairo, replacing it with an Islamic flag on the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States
September 11 2012
Egyptian protesters tear down US flag in attack on Cairo embassy - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
It was illiterate hardliners who were responding to a film about Muhammed that portrayed him in a vulgar, perverse manner. That was deliberate.
While I doubt Americans would riot, I do think they would be angry if Jesus was portrayed that way in a movie.
It was illiterate hardliners who were responding to a film about Muhammed that portrayed him in a vulgar, perverse manner. That was deliberate.
While I doubt Americans would riot, I do think they would be angry if Jesus was portrayed that way in a movie.
You are in Egypt, you should know.
But, would we riot? Murder people? Burn down a buncha stuff?
Actually, no am not and no I shouldn't.
Actually, no am not and no I shouldn't.
But, would we riot? Murder people? Burn down a buncha stuff?
We have people who say "God Hates Fags", say weather catastrophes are "God's vengeance", and blame every bad thing that has happened on homosexuality, tolerance, liberalism, feminism, and whatever else.
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