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B2G

(9,766 posts) Sun Aug 31, 2014, 12:50 PM Aug 2014

Islamist Militia Claims To Have 'Secured' U.S. Embassy Compound In Libya

Source: Associated Press

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — An Islamist-allied militia group says it has "secured" a U.S. Embassy compound in Libya's capital, more than a month after American personnel evacuated from the country over ongoing fighting.

An Associated Press journalist walked through the compound Sunday after the Dawn of Libya, an umbrella group for Islamist militias, invited onlookers inside. Windows at the compound had been broken, but it appeared most of the equipment there remained untouched.

A commander for the Dawn of Libya group said his forces had entered and been in control of the compound since last week.

A video posted online showed men playing in a pool at the compound. In a message on Twitter, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Safira Deborah said the video appeared to have been shot in at the embassy's residential annex.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/31/us-embassy-libya_n_5744024.html

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Islamist Militia Claims To Have 'Secured' U.S. Embassy Compound In Libya (Original Post) B2G Aug 2014 OP

So they got an empty building? Botany Aug 2014 #1

Yes, It had been evacuated. Here are Operation Dawn militiamen showing off in social media. ancianita Aug 2014 #4

a building, and and a propaganda win (nt) Shemp Howard Aug 2014 #6

Yeah, I agree the building itself is a big nothingburger B2G Aug 2014 #7

There's a reason why it's empty. candelista Aug 2014 #10

They courageously met and overcame stiff resistance from door locks, wood and plaster. TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #2

HA! Stupid Islamist Militia. We abandoned that embassy a month ago. Sopkoviak Aug 2014 #3

Yet another thing Obama will be blamed for. Shemp Howard Aug 2014 #5

We came, we saw, he died jakeXT Aug 2014 #8

You've got a point there (I think). Shemp Howard Aug 2014 #9

1969...lets hire Hell's Angels to be concert security quadrature Aug 2014 #11

Botany

(70,516 posts)

1. So they got an empty building?

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:03 PM

Aug 2014

n/t

ancianita

(36,067 posts)

4. Yes, It had been evacuated. Here are Operation Dawn militiamen showing off in social media.

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:10 PM

Aug 2014

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Shemp Howard

(889 posts)

6. a building, and and a propaganda win (nt)

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:16 PM

Aug 2014

B2G

(9,766 posts)

7. Yeah, I agree the building itself is a big nothingburger

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:19 PM

Aug 2014

It's the propaganda value for them.

candelista

(1,986 posts)

10. There's a reason why it's empty.

Reply to B2G (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 02:59 PM

Aug 2014

The militia is the reason. That gives them bragging rights.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. They courageously met and overcame stiff resistance from door locks, wood and plaster.

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:08 PM

Aug 2014

Sopkoviak

(357 posts)

3. HA! Stupid Islamist Militia. We abandoned that embassy a month ago.

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:10 PM

Aug 2014

*hehe*

*And they peed in the pool before they left!*

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)

5. Yet another thing Obama will be blamed for.

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:14 PM

Aug 2014

The buck stops at the President's desk. I get that. And I have a long list of Obama disappointments.

But I am sick and tired of Obama getting the blame for every negative thing that happens in the Middle East and North Africa.

All of the chaos there (including ISIS)can be directly traced back to Bush II's disastrous invasion of Iraq.

Bush II set the entire region on fire, then left his successor to put it out. No easy trick. In fact, it's probably impossible.

In my not-so-humble opinion, Bush's invasion was the worst mistake made by a US president, ever. And I find it interesting that more and more conservatives are starting to agree with that.

jakeXT

(10,575 posts)

8. We came, we saw, he died

Reply to Shemp Howard (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:46 PM

Aug 2014

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)

9. You've got a point there (I think).

Reply to jakeXT (Reply #8)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 01:54 PM

Aug 2014

If you're saying that was a silly and unhelpful thing for Hillary to say, I agree with you. It was like Bush's silly and unhelpful "Mission accomplished".

quadrature

(2,049 posts)

11. 1969...lets hire Hell's Angels to be concert security

Reply to B2G (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2014, 08:22 PM

Aug 2014

(Altamont, Rolling Stones, if I remember correctly)
what could possibly go wrong?

2012... lets hire the 'Feb.17 Terrorists Brigade' to be
consulate security, and run guns to Syria.
what could possibly go wrong?

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