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US embassy in Syria attacked

Posted 12 Sep 2006 in George W. Bush, Islam, jihadists

From yesterday’s comments: “yadda yadda moral relativism. yadda yadda dhimmitude, Islamofascists and all your favorite buzzwords. Yadda yadda bitch on my brutha, and all your angry fear-the-boogeyman bruthas.”

Yes, folks, I’ve been called out by one of my readers. I’ve been making all this stuff up. Stirring the pot. Generating hatred against all Arabs and all Islam. Creating a boogeyman. Yep, I’m busted now. Can’t pull the woll over some people’s eyes.

There’s no real jihadi threat. No need to worry about radical Islam. You can go back to watching “The View” or listening to NPR again, safe in the knowledge that George W. Bush lied and people died.

Al Qaeda offshoot suspected in U.S. Embassy attack in Syria
(09-12) 03:42 PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Islamic militants attempted to storm the U.S. Embassy in a brazen attack Tuesday using automatic rifles, hand grenades and at least one van rigged with explosives, the government said. Syrian security forces killed three of the attackers.

The assailants apparently did not breach the high walls surrounding the white embassy compound in a diplomatic neighborhood of Damascus. But a Chinese diplomat was slightly injured by a stray bullet during the attack, China’s government news agency said.

A witness said one Syrian guard outside the embassy also was killed, but the government did not immediately confirm that. At the embassy in Damascus, as at most American embassies worldwide, a local guard force patrols outside the compound’s walls while U.S. Marine guards are mostly responsible for guarding classified documents and fighting off attackers inside the compound.

Witnesses also said the gunmen tried to throw hand grenades into the embassy compound, shouting “Allah Akbar!” or “God is great!” It was not clear if any of the grenades made it over the walls, which are about 8 feet high.

Even CNN is in on my “yadda-yadda” buzzword train.

DAMASCUS, Syria (CNN) — Syrian security forces killed four attackers Tuesday outside the U.S. Embassy in Damascus after a car exploded near the walls of the American compound, the Syrian Information Ministry said.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but an al Qaeda offshoot group called Jund al-Sham — or Soldiers of Lebanon — is suspected, said Imad Moustapha, Syrian ambassador to the United States.

The radical fundamentalist group has been blamed for several attacks in Syria in recent years, Moustapha said.

These aren’t the droids jihadis you’re looking for. You can go about your business. Move along. Move along.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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