U.S. closes Syrian embassy

Al JazeerA
11/4/2004 9:13:00 AM GMT

The U.S. has closed its embassy in Damascus on Thursday for security reasons, the mission said in a website statement.

“The embassy will be closed to the public on Thursday, November 4, 2004 to enable it to reassess its security posture,” it said.

An official at the embassy refused to give any further details regarding the reasons of the closure. He said that the embassy will be closed just for one day, although the mission is usually shut on Fridays and Saturdays.

There has been tension between Syria and the United States over the past few months, and the relation between the two countries have long been strained.
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=5487

But closed just for one day? What's that about?

That is the most innocent explanation I can think of. They also be bringing in some sort of spy equipment that they don't want any visitors to catch sight of.

Duck! The ass-munching cowboy has his holy war sights set on you as his next target.

Professor 2

who pre-dated my time at DU. His signature is The Professor. Out of respect for him, I use Professor 2

Professor 2

And if so, who is number 1?

I just use Professor 2 as in "also."

Professor 2

Professor 2

When I was in college, I saw the first 6 or 7 episodes broadcast on PBS, then I had to leave the city I was in for the summer and missed the rest. The next year, the exact same thing happened, then I left that city for good. I finally got a chance to see them all when they came out on DVD.

If you have DirecTV.

10 - 11 pm Fri PST

to it here and there.... but didn't know where it might be lurking... I don't have DTV so I will opt for the DVD... thanks again... :)

:silly: Hahahahahahahah.....

Ok, maybe it wasn't that funny. Cheers Professor 2

:toast:

I am a free man!!

nt

Who does #2 work for?

Funny how it is Syria and not Iran who might actually be a threat to us. After all they have Nuc-Nuclear weapons.

Maybe they're sticking to the original plan.

syria is between Iraq and Israel -- Israel is on the Meditterean Sea, and would provide easy access to sea ports, thus eliminating the need to go through the Gulf/Arabian Sea

after Syria is invaded -- guess where the Pipe line is going?

God help us. All this for a resource that's going to be depleted in the very near future.

bunker down, friends. save money and know that are are in for historical problems. i see a depression and wars.

i am glad that you are all still here. i am here but already got a second job. i am saving cash and exploring all options.

i'm so sorry for this country, but these fundamentalists and ignorant hatriotic people have only just begun. and they may have the guns and the numbers.

bunker down.

Post-Election Protest Erupts in Burlington, VT 

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http://www.globaljusticeecology.org/index.php?set_table=content&articleID=277&page=news#articletop

BTW-They don't have the numbers, and it's not who has the
guns at the beginning of the Rev, but who's got 'em
at the end that counts.

I ain't leavin'.

expect all heck to break loose when arafat dies. remain vigilant and watch the events closely from here forward, and you *might* just escape this country before the hammer falls. thats MY plan.

what is so scary is they have only war and hate left to feed the sheeple.

yes the hammer will fall. the only question is how soon.

prepare.

Crazy days ahead.

i paid off everything but my mortgage and stashed money in savings over the past 2 years. Got it in 2 different banks as well.

Don't live in a cave - but make sure you have what you need to be independant of the system.

world war? I'm sorry, but I just don't see the major countries allowing this to happen again. Am I wrong? It's a sad thought, but I hope that if Bush invades another country, that we get our butts kicked by the other major countries. It's the only way to teach these fools that voted for him a lesson on how America is not "invincible". And, it could be the only way to get rid of these people who are in our government. I really feel that we are going to be victims of this man who is in charge no matter what!

Iran? No - everyone'll just let the Iranians sort you out.
Syria? No - will be messy if Israel joins in but otherwise little effect
Sudan? No - doubt anyone would notice.
Haiti? Maybe a little diplomatic fuss but that's all.
Britain? After Blair's brown-nosing? No-one would mourn (except us).
North Korea? Ha ha ha ha ... you think Bush would invade someone armed?
China? Hell yes, WWIII (but even Bush isn't *that* stupid).

So, in short, I doubt it will make much difference.

Syria is no slouch as far as armed forces come. They are generally respected by the Israeli armed forces although they have never won a battle. They have modern equipment including Air power. Plus we still have to have a huge operation in Iraq. If JerkAss Bush wants to attack Syria, shit bring em on.

Syria then Iran. I'm so ashamed to be an american.

Then again, I guess with the American public you could blame Syria or Iran for 9-11 and a month later 75% of the public would accept it as the truth.

we attack Syria.

If Mexico attacks us, we attack Iran.

Then the draft.

including ~500 SS-23 ballistic missiles believed to be armed with chemical warheads.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/syria/index.html

It'll be a cakewalk for sure...

very fast, scary.

If the Syrians DO use them, i've no doubt Damascus will be turned to glass. 100% sure.

DJ Iraq Shuts One Syrian-Iraq Border Crossing-Syria Official

DAMASCUS (AP)--Iraq closed one of the crossings on the Syrian-Iraqi border
Thursday, a Syrian customs official said.
The Tanaf crossing, which is 280 kilometers northeast of Damascus, was closed
by the authorities in western Iraq, where it is known as al-Walid, the official
said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.
There was no word on the closure from the Iraqi government and the U.S.
military forces in Iraq. The Iraqi authorities close one or more of the three
crossings into Syria from time to time, but they usually decline to give a
reason, saying the closure is an operational matter.
The closure came as U.S. warplanes struck parts of the western Iraqi city of
Fallujah Thursday, targeting insurgents in preparation for a major ground
offensive on the militant stronghold.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires
11-04-04 1223ET(AP-DJ-11-04-04 1723GMT)




It’s probably all just routine….:scared:

would get started so soon after the "election".

as the first country bush would attack if he won re-election?

There was a lottery for country and another lottery for start of attack. Right??

But since it hasnt happened yet theres still time to place your bets on the date! I'll guess something big will happen November 11. And IF i'm correct, then i get a no-prize for posting 11/11/04 in a Will Pitt thread back during the olympics. if im WRONG, guess im not as enlightened as prophet pat robertson. (then again, i'm not claiming that God told me this either! :)

i also think a domestic (cheney) attack precludes any attack on Syria.

I had Iran. Damn, damn, damn. How could I not see it would be Syria? They already have their excuse. And it's the same excuse they used on Iraq: they have Saddam's WMD.

away the attention from the electoral vote, and the fact that kerry wins ohio after all ballots are counted

people waiting to board before the city falls.:eyes:

:scared:

unleashed in a toy store with not an adult in sight.

U.S. and Israel.

since a school in New Jersey -- Little Egg Harbor -- was fired on by a US Jet.

Or did you mean -- surgical air strikes on Syria by US and Israel?

You could be correct about Israel -- they were just given 500 bunker buster bombs -- bet they would love to try out their new toys.

The fundamentalist will be so pleased -- they want Armageddon and attacking more Islamic countries is like beating the heck out of a hornet's net.