Danish Embassy in Damascus, Syria set on fire

CNN ^

[janetjanet998]

Breaking on CNN..Danish Embassy set on fire by Cartoon protesters

[lmr]

...What better way to amp up the fear, hatred and religious intolerance and violence all over the world than to start Operation Smear The Prophet..

Those folks over at DU are so hilarious. They need to increase their meds. The delusions keep getting worse.

[ChadGore]

Syria has fire bombed the embassy of Sweden, Denmark and Chile.

[Blueflag]

your post on #97.

Our 'friends' in the MSM were there on the front lines.

[Blueflag]

F$ = F4 if you have had enough coffee ;-)

[sageb1]

[lmr]

History is definitely be made before our eyes. We live in interesting times.

[null and void]

I guess I'm not seeing it. Please tell me what you see?

[ChadGore]

[Theoden]

Denmark not only has troops on the ground with us in Afghanistan, but also have a proportionally large amount of troops in Iraq as well. They have been great allies, and their viking blood is still there.

[ChadGore]

This is a tripple fire bombing.

[Peach]

That is an absolutely heartbreaking picture. And infuriates me all the more.

[dennisw]

Syrians wave banners in protest against the printing of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad by a Danish newspaper, outside the burning Danish embassy in Damascus February 4, 2006. Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators set the Danish embassy on fire on Saturday to protest the printing by a Danish newspaper of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri

Angry demonstrators set ablaze the Danish embassy in Damascus. Demonstrators angered over cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper broke into the Danish embassy in Damascus, setting a fire that gutted it, an AFP correspondent said.(AFP/Louai Beshara)

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Danish embassy in Damascus February 4, 2006. Hundreds of Syrian demonstrators set the Danish embassy on fire on Saturday to protest the printing by a Danish newspaper of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, a Reuters witness said. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri

 

Israeli Arab youths hold banners during a demonstration against cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad,

[Peach]

What do you see in the lower left of that photo in #97?

[Dave Olson]

Might not this be considered an act of war against Denmark, a NATO country?

I think yes. An embassy is considered to be on the soil of the country it represents. So an attack on a Danish embassy would be no different than an attack on downtown Copenhagen.

[Peach]

This thread; more pictures throughout.

[Blueflag]

If you look in the lower left you will see a network camera and sound crew filming the burning furniture/looting. The very presence of a PRESS crew on the grounds of the embassy, behind the wall, likely without permission, is a SERIOUS diplomatic breach. The PRESS crew is on Danish ground, not Syrian streets.

This had better be condemned worldwide AND in the UN or , or, or, geesh what's the point ;-p

[ChadGore]

There are 3 embassies in the burned out building.

Sweden, Denmark and Chile. Are all these countries NATO?

[Blueflag]

please se my post 217 below

[El Gato]

Where are all those Tough Vikings??????

Some of them are serving in Iraq. One Military Police officer and some of her sergeants were convicted of torturing terrorist prisoners, but were not punished. Capt Annemette Hommel and the others were convicted of verbal humiliation and forcing prisoners to maintain painful postures during interrogation. Next time they won't use Palestinian translators, I'd be betting.

Capt Annemette Hommel