Beirut, Lebanon - Danish consulate on fire

AFP via Babelfish translation | February 5, 2006

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ALARM - the demonstrators put fire at the building sheltering the Danish consulate

BEIRUT - demonstrators put fire Sunday at the building sheltering the Danish consulate in the Christian district of Achrafiyé in Beirut, noted a journalist of AFP.

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Reuters -

LEBANESE DEMONSTRATORS TORCH DANISH CONSULATE IN BEIRUT OVER PROPHET MOHAMMAD CARTOONS - SECURITY OFFICIAL

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AP News Alert

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) -- Protesters set fire to Danish mission in Beirut, and smoke is seen rising from the building.

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BEIRUT, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Lebanese demonstrators set the Danish consulate on fire on Sunday to protest against the publication by European newspapers of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, a Reuters witness said.

A cloud of black smoke was billowing from the site. The images of the Prophet, forbidden in Islam, first appeared in a Danish newspaper.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

They're just like us. Really.

Except insane.

[starbase]

The poor Danes! Well, will these brave Mohammedan citizens now torch the German, French, Swiss, Italian, Dutch, and Spanish embassies? Something tells me they won't. But then, you never know with psychos, do you?

[al baby]

What the heck are you doing up at this hour Do you have a link to those cartoons I have not seen them yet

[TheSpottedOwl]

I somehow doubt that the Danes will put up with too much of this crap.

[AdmSmith]

This is planned by someone, probably Iran.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5595254,00.html">http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5595254,00.html

"The protesters, who came in buses from all over Lebanon, waved green Islamic flags and banners, some of them reading: "O nation of Muhammad, wake up!" Muslim clerics were seen among the protesters."

[AdmSmith]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5595254,00.html

[John Lenin]

[Dallas59]

[Madame Dufarge]

From Michelle Malkins website.

She's made a wonderful video on the subject, also on the site.

The Cartoons

[backhoe]

Everything I have found about The War of the 12 Cartoons ( links, blogs, quips, quotes, aggravating pictures ) is located here- click the Pic, and scroll backwards:

[tkathy]

This may be a tipping point in the culture war.

[Pro-Bush]

Danes need to fight fire with fire.

[Madame Dufarge]

You're amazing.

[My Favorite Headache]

LMFAO! AWESOME

[Patriot from Philly]

If this is the culture War CNN is clearly on the other side. While embassies burned, CNN lovingly explained the rioters point of view. They started referring to the Koran as the Holy Quaran during the toilet incident, another which outraged Islam.

Now they refer to Muhammad as the Prophet Mohammad. They who smirk at the mention of Christ, Christianity, Judaism, are outright reverent at anything Islamic.

Hoping the crocodile eats you last, CNN, or is it all that nice access?

[Dallas59]

[Dallas59]

Forgive me...I will correct it. *shame*

[thelastvirgil]

>>I somehow doubt that the Danes will put up with too much of this crap.<<

I say give these muzzie idiots exactly what they want: total isolation from the civilized world. That would include, of course, cutting off diplomatic ties, and all financial aid, to any regime that tolerates this insane, bullsh*t behavior.

Let the bastards eat sand. Maybe Old Mo can save them; he is such a kind and tolerant sort. Truth is, most of these protestors are too friggin' ignorant and illiterate to have ever studied the quran, and follow any towel-wearing, berobed "revered muslim cleric" that appeals to their basest instincts.

Why can't Europe, and millions of our own citizenry, not see that this insanity is at the boiling point? To ignore it is suicide.

[moonman]

I couldn't access the link to article, so did they mention as to why security around all their consulates or embassies were or not heightened around the World over he past week?

[TheSpottedOwl]

I agree. After the first terrorist act, the particular country should have rounded up all their Muslim guests and shipped them home. They cannot be trusted. After all, the Quran tells them not only to lie to the infidel, but murder them as well.

What really galls me is how much money we give terrorists. Someone had some figures on a thread here the other day. Absolutely astounding. Why don't we all just lay our necks on the chopping block and get it over with?

[MedicalMess]

We have found the enemy's soft underbelly!

DRAW MORE CARTOONS!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

good idea.

[Peach]

CNN reporting rioters went into a Christian neighborhood and beat people. Reporter personally saw 6-7 jihadists attack one person.

[backhoe]

[abb]

Just saw that alleged news story on CNN. The jihadists were referred to by CNN as "demonstrators."

[Peach]

Good catch.

[andyandval]

Wow. What a collection.

Bookmarked. Thanks.

[backhoe]

Thanks for looking.

[Cvengr]

Actually, there is a soft underbelly of Islamic arrogance in display. The western use of free press might be a more significant weapon in defending democracy and the republic, than use of military force.

Politically, these rebellions by the common Muslim help bring western apathy into check. This is something that national patriotism hasn't been able to complete.

IMHO, a political war needs to be strung in bipartisan fashion to defend western thinking from Islamic terror.

After intense deliberation, I have concluded in the negative to Rodney King's immortal question.

[Notwithstanding]

Buy Danish!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1572134/posts?page=1

[Riley]

Once again, The Religion of Temper Tantrums.

[debg]

It would be more accurate to title the chart "Embassies Destroyed..." They rampaged the Danish embassy in Jakarta. They set fire to Norway, Denmark, Chile and Sweden embassies in Damascus. They set fire to the Danish embassy in Beirut. That's five total.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

I just slammed CNN via their contact page:

From the caption currently on the leading picture on your home page:

Smoke billowed today from the Danish Consulate in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, where hundreds of demonstrators protested a Danish newspaper's publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. Islamic anger over the depictions of the Mohammed is boiling over into violence around the world.

Demonstrators? DEMONSTRATORS? I ask....

These people are rioters, thugs, and terrorist criminals for ruining property. "Demonstrators" indeed.

[mainepatsfan]

It's nice to see the governments of these countries doing all they can to ensure the safety of the Danish diplomats. /s

[mainepatsfan]

Chile?! Was their embassy just on the same route as the Danish one?

[RKBA Democrat]

Ever notice that these signs always seem to be in English? Not arabic. And notice that in this case, not in Danish.

[KJC1]

Before going to bed last night, I just *knew* I'd wake up to more news of other embassy attacks.

My thought is this: These Islamists' plan was to beat the various nations (Denmark, Norway, etc) into submission, and when they didn't get that, they started pulling this crap. So, instead of succeeding in forcing their will on Western nations, they are succeeding in building perhaps the biggest blowback and opposition to their bogus "plight" yet. They overplayed their hand big-time here, it appears.

[debg]

Same building.

[prairiebreeze]

Where was the Christian neighborhood? Beirut?

There was a thread last night about muzzies ganging up on Danes in Copenhagen, but with no links and just a supposed blogosphere source, it was on rather shakey legs.

However these roaming bands communicating by cell phone and palm pilot was the tactic used during the French riots.

[ChadGore]

This is a total of 5 embassy fire bombings across 2 different countries.

[backhoe]

Ever notice that these signs always seem to be in English? Not arabic. And notice that in this case, not in Danish.

Excellent point- they are catering to the Western audience. Also seem to be lettered by the same hand. I call it "manufactured outrage."

[mainepatsfan]

I see. I guess it wouldn't have mattered to them if every country had their embassies in the same building.

[ChadGore]

[ChadGore]