[Strident]

Mr Teapot, meet Mr Tempest.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

A US State Department spokesperson told CNN the placement of the flags was not coordinated with the US Embassy staff in Copenhagen and that the embassy was unaware of the flags’ significance.

While the placement of such items is not generally prohibited, flags, banners and signs are often cleared by guard staff at the end of their shift “as a general rule,” the spokesperson added.

This sounds like a set-up to me. Unless there was a particular anniversary or something, it sounds more like a political statement. And if they never told the embassy staff, and it is normal practice to remove things like that at the end of each shift, I have zero problems with it.

[ASOC]

Best answer -

Sorry, were are in the process of replacing these old flags with now ones. The current flags were looked a bit chuffed, so new ones were planned. The shipment was deployed and the outside staff didn’t.

Please accept our apologies. If you want your Vets honored by worn out flags, we’ll be happy to put them back up.

Smart thing would be to invite the Vets group to raise new flags....

But it’s the State department, not know for anything other than having their collective heads up and locked.