Libya militias storm US consulate over 'insulting' film

BBC ^ | September 11, 2012 | BBC

[HapaxLegamenon]

The building is said to have burnt down. It is thought nobody was in the consulate at the time.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Our understanding Arab friends from the Arab spring.

[dfwgator]

“This is what democracy looks like.”

[Joe 6-pack]

On 9/11. What a coincidence.

[Mad Dawgg]

Its just a coincidence that the US Consulate in Libya and the US Embassy in Egypt are both getting attacked on the anniversary of 9-11...

Right?

[A CA Guy]

They think this brings respect to Islam?

It only makes me thing they are still 7th century savages whose religion is no more than a violent cult.

[combat_boots]

This has hit Drudge

http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/52597/World/International/Mob-sets-fire-to-US-consulate-in-Benghazi-witness.aspx

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

Because ‘2016; Obama’s America’ reveals the ugly truth about Obama?

[ColdOne]

Wow just wow. I thought we were safer now a days. They would love us. FUBO!!!!!!

[ColdOne]

Did I need the major dripping sarc tag?

[livius]

Interesting that this appeared on US TV and then disappeared. (According to posts here - I didn’t see it because I don’t watch TV during the day or virtually any other time.)

And now the building has been burned down?

The staff was actually evacuated earlier. The only people left were the Marines, and I hope they got out, since there was obviously no interest on our part in defending it.

The Arab Spring. Way to go, Bambi!

[PGR88]

But Obama gave a speech in Cairo in 2009! We’re different now from bad old George Bush! They should love us!!!

[dfwgator]

But Obama gave a speech in Cairo in 2009! We’re different now from bad old George Bush! They should love us!!!

"Wait till Otis sees us! He loves us!"

[mojito]

That al Qaida flag they raised is just a coincidence too.

And just what is this supposed “film” that they're so worked up about?

To my knowledge, no one has identified any film by title.

[Blue Highway]

Let me guess the Bozo Zero gave order to not retaliate against this uncivilized terrorists? The way Bozo sees it, it is just as he learned from the Bill Ayers handbook. Pretty sure somewhere right now, Obozo is well pleased. This is sickening!

[Lucky9teen]

Meanwhile, at the White House:

Obama offers thanks to the Emir of Qatar--showboating some rather halting Arabic skills in addressing "His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani"--and praising the inspiring democratic example of the Arab Spring, which happened to leave the absolute monarchy of Qatar untouched.

[tcrlaf]

You’ll notice that not ONE article has named this movie that supposedly insults Islam?

[TomGuy]

Libya, Egypt.

I would suspect collusion.

[Verginius Rufus]

I watched a little bit of a program on C-SPAN yesterday held at the Brookings Institution. A person in the audience who may have been South Asian (he gave his name but I didn't catch it) raved about how much better the reputation of the US is in a lot of predominantly Muslim countries like Indonesia, thanks to Obama's foreign policy. He sounded deadly serious and the panelists seemed to agree with his positive attitude towards Obama and Hillary's handling of foreign policy.

If they love us in Jakarta, maybe Obama isn't such a total failure after all...