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Protests Calm Down; al-Qaeda Calls for More

Terror group praises killing of US ambassador

By the Associated Press

Posted Sep 15, 2012 10:26 AM CDT

(AP) – Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen today praised the killing of the US ambassador in Libya and called for more attacks to expel American embassies from Muslim nations. The statement, posted on Islamic militant websites, suggested al-Qaeda was trying to co-opt the wave of angry protests over the anti-Islamic movie whose trailer surfaced this week. The statement said the killing of Ambassador Chris Stevens was "the best example" for protesters. Most cities around the Muslim world reported a calm day, however, after the deadly protests spread to more than 20 countries yesterday.

In Egypt, for example, police cleared out protesters who had been clashing with security forces for days near the US embassy, and they also cleared Tahrir Square. One exception to the quiet: Riot police clashed with about 200 protesters at the US consulate in Sydney, Australia. President Obama, meanwhile, said in his weekly radio address that while he respected all faiths and condemned the denigration of Islam, "there is never any justification for violence (and) there is no excuse for attacks on our embassies and consulates."

An Egyptian protester holds a police ID card in Tahrir Square in Cairo early Saturday. Police later cleared the area.
An Egyptian protester holds a police ID card in Tahrir Square in Cairo early Saturday. Police later cleared the area.   (AP Photo)
Egyptian protesters wave sticks and chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo early Saturday, before police cleared the area.
Egyptian protesters wave sticks and chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo early Saturday, before police cleared the area.   (AP Photo)
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PissedOff_Vet
Sep 15, 2012 2:45 PM CDT
Bush and Obama have less than an inch of difference between them, Both are total imbeciles Both think America owes and needs big oil. These wars are about oil to the USA politicians but are about home rule and getting the USA out of their government affairs which is why as insane and murderous as they are, the Terrorists will win and just as we have lost every war since WW2 we will again lose in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After we RIGHTFULLY nuked Japan American politicians decided we should never use that weapon again, nor should we actually fight any war to win. We lost to North Korea, piss poor itty bitty Cuba punked us down .

We got our butts kicked in Nam and Desert Storm? More like Desert Gnat Sneeze. E spent hundreds of Trillions of OUR tax dollars and a lot of good American soldiers died in those Hell Hole places for NOTHING.

We should enter NO WAR without a clear intent to win at any and all costs TO THE ENEMY!

Our troops are held by the moronic ‘Geneva Convention’ and ‘Rules of Engagement’ that none of enemies ever did. War is HELL and it is not a sport where “it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game” In war all that matters is winning

Terrorists have succeeded in stripping the USA of our freedoms and our feeling of being secure in our home country. They will never stop killing Americans everywhere and anywhere we go. We need a full out assault NOW not in a month .

Obama is a weak ignorant man . If he ever served in the military he might be smart enough to realize a war is not about apologizing to those who attacked and murdered Americans. It’s totally about killing and defeating them PERMANENTLY!

Any true leader of any country would have sent their troops IMMEDIATELY to defend our embassies and OUR people. Even better would have been to have immediately launched missiles, fighters and all weapons available to blow away everyone in the streets attacking and murdering our people

Obama has proven again he is more concerned with murdering radical Muslims than Americans. And he is more concerned with Mexicans than Americans. IMO anyone who describes themselves as a Mexican American or Muslim American is neither. They announce who their heritage or religion is looking for preferential treatment. I have never once referred to myself as anything but an American, nor have my family, friends or especially my friends who became Americans after leaving Egypt, Mexico, China, Philippines, Brazil, Russia, Hungary, Poland etc. They came here LEGALLY and think of themselves as Americans as they surely earned the right to do.

“The best defense is a good offense” is true. America has neither thanks to pantywaist pussies we elected as our leaders. There is NO REASON not to launce an attack now and wipe out all terrorists in whatever countries they are in. START now by total elimination of aid to all Muslim Countries . Why are we paying people to kill us?

Romney is an idiot but we know Obama is horrible and it’s impossible for Romney to do a less effective job so Vote out Obama and then in 4 years throw out Romney
antigen-xy
Sep 15, 2012 2:22 PM CDT
The United States is a major power that protects freedom of expression--even if it promotes unpopular religious or political opinions. Other countries don't have that freedom. It is illegal and offensive to promote Nazism in Germany or to promote anti-Semitism in Israel, and obviously illegal and offensive in most Muslim countries to criticize Islam. Yes, they cannot stop it here in the US, and rioting in the streets will only encourage it by those who either want the violence or are too stupid to realize that expressing anything anytime is not necessarily a smart way to go either especially when there are Americans living or visiting in the countries that are being offended by what is said.
fred.lapides
Sep 15, 2012 1:35 PM CDT
time to alert Muslims in world: the internet is here and all religions will henceforth be made fun of. get used to it. you can not stop it but can only encourage it by rioting.

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