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Posted on 09/21/2012 6:19:10 PM PDT by Nachum
Fierce fighting broke out on Friday night after crowds trying to storm the Benghazi base of a militia blamed for the death of US ambassador Chris Stevens came under fire.
Earlier in the evening protesters calling for an end to militia rule had stormed the headquarters of the Islamic Ansar al-Sharia brigade in the city, setting fire to buildings after pushing past guards who fired in the air.
But the protesters ran into a hail of fire when they moved south to storm a much larger secondary base of the militia, whose members are accused of the attack on the US consulate that left Stevens and three other diplomats dead.
Machine-gun fire burst out as the demonstrators tried to enter the compound, a former base of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Later there was pandemonium as police and army vehicles jostled with civilian cars and ambulances trying to get the wounded through traffic to hospital.
Sirens, screams, car horns and the rattle of heavy machine-gun fire filled the air, with long bursts of fiery red tracer fired from inside the base going over the heads of panicked protesters.
Hours earlier, Benghazi had been quiet, its people toasting the peaceful end of a rally that saw 20,000 people gather in the city centre to demand an end to militia violence.
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I would start by asking the government why they didn’t protect these people. And make it clear that we support the counter protests and expect the government to do the same.
Not one of them acknowledges the right of any non-muslim to be a non-muslim.
None is rejecting the islamic code of convert, dhimmi, or die.
This is yet another strategy to try to dup the GOP-e into “we can live with the “good muslims” peacefully.
According to islamic teaching and the koran, a good muslim is one who kills Jews and Christians and any other “infidels”.
Just because you fed the bear and and he’s sleeping, don’t cuddle up with him: you’ll be his next meal by the time you wake up.
We get completely sucked in by hucksters - this is muslim group A angry at muslim group B. Not one of them is pro-Israel.
Sadat tried that and he died for his “wandering”.
It’s amazing how gullible Americans can be.
Show me the Libyan house with an American and Israeli flag PROUDLY DISPLAYED. Show me the welcome wagon for Christians and Jews in Libya. It does not exist.
This has not been happening for 14 years - it’s been happening for 1400 years.
To be fair, I don’t think they were being interviewed. But you’re right. Lets crush it just in case.
I learned my lesson about touching a hot stove a long time ago.
Thanks Nachum.
We cannot and should not dictate to these people.
I’m not convinced the government there doesn’t agree with us. What’s to be gained by insulting them if they do?
Seems to me the direction has changed and we should seek to capitalize on that.
I say we make all the people of Africa go to one side so it’ll capsize.
What happened in Cairo?
Whatevuh ....
When “The Religion of Peace”© goes intramural and absolutely decides to rid humanity of their scourge I’ll start respecting them.
Won’t happen in my lifetime.
They need to renounce their fake religion. Otherwise they can shove it.
Bout the only way I’m gonna ever fall in love with them or they can come to the only reasoned and reasonable conclusion and that is they are incompatible with the rest of the world and it’s time to get off the religious island and swim to the mainland so they enjoy freedom.
I’m sorry, but these people are just identifying themselves to be betrayed at a later date by the US. They may be sincere (or not) but it won’t matter when we turn on them, which we will.
Drones coming.
There is one difference here. Those who attacked the extremists also have weapons and know how to use them. Hope they don’t take any prisoners.
LLS
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