Posted on 09/12/2006 12:30:17 AM PDT by Eurotwit
Edited on 09/12/2006 12:46:33 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
10:25 Witnesses: Syrian forces surround U.S. embassy in Damascus, seal off area (Reuters)
10:22 Witnesses: Heavy gunfire heard in central Damascus (Reuters)
10:21 Black smoke said rising from area around U.S. embassy in Damascus (Reuters)
Update
Last update - 10:38 12/09/2006
Witnesses: Gunfire, explosions near U.S. embassy in Damascus
By Haaretz Service and news agencies
Syrian security forces surrounded the U.S. embassy in Damascus early on Tuesday and sealed off the area, witnesses said, adding that heavy gunfire and explosions had been heard in the area.
"It appears that the embassy is coming under attack," one resident in the area told Reuters.
There was no independent confirmation of the initial reports.
Whoa.
The big map is old, but is part of the the city map one (there are two pictures).
You're awesome!
Nope, just know how to press those buttons.
Smiling.
Um.....did you grow up on the same planet I did?
I wasn't even old enough for the actual duck and cover drills in school (which I presume didn't extend past the 60s) yet plenty of the omnipresent fear of nuclear war with the Soviets filtered down to kids...you had the "Day After" on TV in 1983, etc.
You should be taking a bow!
Thanks for pointing to this source ganeshpuri89.
UPDATE:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ar&u=http://www.alarabiya.net/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Darabiya%26num%3D30%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8
"No one was injured diplomats to "harm"
4 militants killed in an attack on the American embassy in Damascus"
Damascus-agencies
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Reporter French Press Agency that security forces had closed all roads leading into the area and prevented the movement of traffic and pedestrians."
Now, cut that out.
It's team work.
I took a look at some of the comments posted at that site. Frightening.
What a snide question. Are you now an expert on MY childhood?
ON THE NET...
http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.eitb24.com/portal/eitb24/noticia/en/international-news/four-attackers-were-killed-attack-on-us-embassy-in-syria%3FitemId%3DB24_9287%26cl%3D%252Feitb24%252Finternacional%26idioma%3Den
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http://www.sabcnews.com/world/the_middle_east/0,2172,134683,00.html
Four armed men attack US embassy in Damascus
September 12, 2006, 10:30
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Four armed men shouting religious slogans attacked the United States embassy in Damascus today, but the assault was repelled and Syrian officials said all diplomats were safe."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The US state department in Washington confirmed an attack had taken place, but gave no other details. The attack came one day after the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States by Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda. - Reuters"
Some of the news sites are interesting -- especially if you cybertravel in the ME.
I haven't left this thread, as you bring all of the good stuff here. I've seen you in action before. You're very good at multitasking.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/2006/09/013076print.html
September 12, 2006
"Al-Zawahiri warns of new attacks"
"More information on the latest propaganda video from Ayman al-Zawahiri, from AP: "Al-Qaida lieutenant warns of new attacks""
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 condemned U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned the terror group will strike the Persian Gulf and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
The video of Ayman al-Zawahri was one of three al-Qaida released for the anniversary, showing increasingly sophisticated techniques as the group tries to demonstrate that it remains a powerful, confident force five years into the U.S. war on terror.
Al-Zawahri spoke in the third and longest video, warning Americans of more attacks to come."
Thank you.
US-based multinationals are. i don't see GE, GM, IBM, or Coca-Cola in Cuba.
YVW
It's not due to US policy. Being a communist country, everything is owned by Cuba.
Interesting reading at that site.
Defeating terrorism and the need to "nuclear" weapon of suicide operations
I'll admit this article was difficult to read, but the comments were very revealing...
Thanks for the links.
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