Posted on 09/14/2012 2:11:11 PM PDT by tobyhill
The violently anti-American rallies that have roiled the Islamic world over a video denigrating the Prophet Muhammad expanded on Friday to nearly 20 countries, with demonstrators storming the American Embassy in Tunisia in a deadly clash and protesters in Sudans capital broadening the targets to include Germany and Britain.
The broadening of the protests reflected what appeared to be a catharsis of rage at the Western powers and was unabated despite calls for restraint from world leaders including the new Islamist president of Egypt, where the demonstrations first erupted four days ago on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
In Washington, the Pentagon announced that it was dispatching 50 Marines to Sana, Yemen, to secure the American diplomatic compound, which was partly defiled by enraged protesters on Thursday. At a bazaar about 30 miles east of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, protesters burned an effigy of President Obama.
The breaching of the American Embassy in Tunis, the birthplace of the Arab Spring revolutions, was at least the fourth time that an American diplomatic facility in the Middle East had been violated since the protests began. The Tunisian police said at least three protesters were killed and 28 people were wounded.
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If it were my daughter, I would be trying to figure out how to bring her and the baby back to the U.S.without delay.
Be safe.
“The Movie”.....Just another excuse for islam to do what islam has done throughout history.
Thanks for the link.
And the movie may well be a false flag operation by a Muslim.
I’ll be praying for your safety. Congratulations on your new grandchild!
I would love to have them come home, but it isn’t my choice. They love it there and have a couple of more years before they can move back to the states.
Thanks for everyones good wishes and prayers.
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