Posted on 06/06/2015 12:07:13 PM PDT by lowbridge
The United States Embassy enjoyed its annual 4th of July celebration on Thursday, June 4, one month early, in order to respect the upcoming Ramadhan month, which will begin on June 17 and last for one month.
US Ambassador to Indonesia Robert O. Blake and US Ambassador to ASEAN Nina Hachigian presided over the festivities, which involved brass band renditions of the Star-Spangled Banner and the Indonesian national anthem, Indonesia Raya.
Blake explained that the theme of the event leaned toward “green” development, which supported the US’ focus on building and promoting a green economy and more environmentally sustainable development.
He also praised Indonesia’s performance as a fully functioning democracy, aiming for further collaboration between the two countries in the years to come.
“The US will continue to support Indonesia in the future through its democratic achievements. Democracy is an American value which we have championed since [the country’s birth in] 1776,” Blake told the crowd during the festivities at his residence near Taman Suropati, Central Jakarta, on Thursday.
He added that moving the 4th of July celebrations to June 4 was one done out of respect for the upcoming Ramadhan month, which will last from June 17 to July 17.
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The state department must be filled with commies, girl-boys, boy-girls, appeasers, nincompoops, wimps, mentally unbalanced LIBs and other miscreants. What a bunch of over-educated losers.
The state department must be filled with commies,.....Actually, it has been since the late 1950’s. For some reason NObody has the fortitude to wholesale fire or prosecute these traitors.
Out of respect for the United States, all moozlums should leave here tomorrow.
Mo’s already there, my FRiend.
Meanwhile our supine State Department never fails to appall.
bttt
They need to change the name of the Department of State to the Department of Surrender.
"Thank God someone is doing it."
a quote from J. Edgar Hoover regarding Sen. McCarthy that did not get into the history books.
LOL!!!
In other words, these obama embassy sycophants believe we should forget about whatever July 4th used to mean to our fathers, now any celebration should be centered toward politically correct fads and diminishing our history while bowing before a demon god worshiped in foreign lands,
One day, should these types continue to remain in power and capitulating to it, our sons and daughters are going to live in a land eventually enslaved by it,
This is spiritual warfare at work,
"Death to America!"
So on one level, I understand the date change. On yet another hand, Obama is a clusterf--- of a miserable failure.
Yep again - times 1000
What an insult the America.
Awww. Isn’t that cute. Obama had a ‘green’ theme for Independence Day.
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