Posted on 08/08/2013 9:09:13 PM PDT by optiguy
Washington (CNN) -- The State Department has evacuated most of its diplomats from Lahore, Pakistan in response to a terrorist threat against the U.S. consulate, senior State Department and other senior U.S. officials told CNN. "We have picked up what we regard as a threat worthy of taking this action," one senior U.S. official told CNN. The State Department issued an "orderged departure" for all of its diplomats in Lahore Thursday, except for a handful of emergency personnel. The diplomats were moved to Islamabad, the nation's capital, officials said. A travel warning issued by the State Department said the department "ordered this drawdown due to specific threats concerning the U.S. Consulate in Lahore" and warned U.S. citizens against travel to Pakistan.
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I can’t imagine a terror threat in Pakistan!
How about banning travel to the USA from Pakistan and about 15 other Mid-East/North African/South Asian countries?
would be the cheapest, easiest, most effective anti-terror policy ever.
Me either.
Rough translation from another intercept:
“OK, boys, we’re going to play a game and the prize is 30 camels and 10 virgins. The objective is to get the Great Satan to close as many embassies and consulates as possible. Do it through the usual chatter pipelines, you know the ones they monitor. Pre-register your objectives with me so I can give proper credit. The contest will run until the Infidel’s holiday called Thanksgiving.”
Time to acknowledge reality. Islamic culture is incompatible with Western values. Engaging them with a widespread Western presence is fruitless and dangerous.
Personnel were either given an "ordered departure" or they were part of the "reduction of staff" - but they WERE NOT evacuated ...
Why did these idiots not pull them out of Pokistan last week?...
Nothin happened!
Success!!!
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But, but the Pakis are our friends who have always looked after our interests!!!
So, judging patterns - Obama has demonstrated to the Islamic world that the USA will shut down and pull out of their territories if there is a ‘credible threat’.
No, I do not think Obama is a coward or misguided.
I think this is all calculated. Part of orchestrating the decline and demise of the USA and giving rise to something..... utterly evil.
Look, Obama was arming Jihadists with MANPADS out of the Annex in Benghazi - handing them over to Syrian Rebels loyal to Al Qaeda that Obama is now going to allow into the USA as refugees.
Obama is the Destroyer, few Americans even today believe his role is to reduce us to ashes.
But I believe, because his words in the past and current actions speak to what most folks will not even allow themselves to contemplate.
Obama will prove to be our enemies’ Manchurian Horse (apologies to Troy).
The liberals who infest western governments have an amazing ability to doggedly ignore even the most blatently obvious truths.
It is funny that Pakistan was apparently NOT on the evac list last week. What does that mean? /rhetorical
Agreed! He is extremely dangerous and calculating.
It is the end game in his mind.
Because it's easier to tuck tail and run? Plus, we wouldn't want to appear racist now would we?
The found another video online?
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