Egypt protesters breach US embassy, tear down flag in response to film insulting Prophet Mohammad; n
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[b]UPDATE:[/b] Militiamen have [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19562692]stormed[/url] the US consulate in Benghazi and burnt it down, reportedly for the same reason as the Egyptians. No injuries reported.
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[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/09/11/uk-egypt-usa-protest-idUKBRE88A12V20120911[/url]
[quote=Reuters][B]Egyptian protesters scaled the walls of the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, tore down the American flag and burned it during a protest over what they said was a film being produced in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad.[/B]
In place of the U.S. flag, the protesters tried to raise a black flag with the words "There is no God but God, and Mohammad is his messenger", a Reuters witness said.
Once the U.S. flag was hauled down, some protesters tore it up and showed off pieces to television cameras. Others burned the remains outside the fortress-like embassy building in central Cairo. But some protesters objected to the flag burning.
Many Muslims consider any depiction of the Prophet to be offensive.
"This movie must be banned immediately and an apology should be made," said 19-year-old Ismail Mahmoud, a member of the so-called "ultras" soccer supporters who played a big role in the uprising that brought down Hosni Mubarak last year.
He called on President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's first civilian president and an Islamist, to take action, without giving details of the film that angered him or other protesters.
About 20 people stood on top of the embassy wall, while about 2,000 protesters gathered outside. The demonstrators were mainly supporters of Islamist groups or "ultras" youths.
Rafik Farouk, 38, an Egyptian Christian, also took part. "I am here because I am Egyptian and reject anything that insults Islam or anything that sparks division in Egypt," he said.
Washington has a big mission in Egypt, partly because of a huge aid programme that followed Egypt's signing of a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. The United States gives $1.3 billion to Egypt's military each year and offers the nation other aid.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland in Washington said the wall was breached and the flag removed.
"We are obviously working with Egyptian security to try to restore order at the embassy and to work with them to try to get the situation under control," she said.
Following the protest, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said it was committed to giving all embassies the necessary protection.
The U.S. embassy had put out a statement earlier on Tuesday condemning "misguided individuals" who hurt the religious feelings of Muslims or followers of other religions.
"We firmly reject the actions by those who abuse the universal right of free speech to hurt the religious beliefs of others," the U.S. embassy said in its statement.
MUSLIM ANGER
Although it was not clear which film prompted the protests, Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar mosque and seat of Sunni learning condemned on Tuesday a symbolic "trial" of the Prophet organised by a U.S. group including Terry Jones, a Christian pastor who triggered riots in Afghanistan in 2010 by threatening to burn the Koran.
According to the website [url]www.standupamericanow.org[/url], Jones and others were due to take part in an event on Tuesday - the anniversary of the September 11 attacks by al Qaeda on U.S. cities - called "International Judge Mohammad Day" in Florida. It was due to be carried live on the Internet.
Some activists had mentioned Jones in calls for a protest.
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church also condemned in a statement some Copts living abroad who it said financed "the production of a film insulting Prophet Mohammad", a state website reported. About a 10th of Egypt's 83 million people are Christians.
Protests have become a common feature in Egypt since the uprising that ousted long-time U.S.-ally Mubarak. When U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited in July, after Mursi was sworn in, her motorcade was pelted with tomatoes.
Some demonstrators shouted slogans against her and some slogans were against Islamists, reflecting perceptions of some opponents of Islamists who have swept Egypt's presidency and a parliamentary vote that Washington helped Islamists to power.
In Mubarak's era, protests were usually swiftly halted by an often brutally efficient police force.
One slogan scrawled on the walls of the embassy, which is near Tahrir Square where Egyptians revolted against Mubarak, said: "If your freedom of speech has no limits, may you accept our freedom of action."
In another incident prompted by similar religious sentiments last month, a lone man attacked the German embassy with homemade nail bombs and a hammer, cracking glass at the entrance, after he read a report about a protest in Germany where demonstrators paraded caricatures of the Prophet outside a mosque.
No one was injured and there was no serious damage to the embassy during the incident.[/quote]
Am I seeing a V mask?
This seems like this is a result of a horrible game of "Telephone".
Uh...
What?
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;37632117]Am I seeing a V mask?[/QUOTE]
I think it's just a Guy Fawkes' mask.
[quote]Washington has a big mission in Egypt, partly because of a huge aid programme that followed Egypt's signing of a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. The United States gives $1.3 billion to Egypt's military each year and offers the nation other aid.
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So, Mubarak really was oppressing the country using partially American money?
Sorry, I didn't really know until now.
It's sorta... :/
Wow, this could have ended much worse for that crowd.
Storming a US embassy on 9/11 seems a good way to get lit up by the marines. Glad restraint was shown.
[url]http://egypt.usembassy.gov/em091112.html[/url]
It looks like they were even expecting it.
Well, the demonstration anyways, not necessarily the wall storming.
I cannot think of any movie at all in production that fits any of this...
Fucking Iran all over again.
No god but God?
what? apart from placing blame on some stupid horseshit ideals, I'm actually reasonably impressed no one got hurt, STORMING over a freaking barricade.
Like hell, if I saw people coming over a wall, dozens of them, I'd be shittin bricks.
could it be that episode of South Park?
[quote]"This movie must be banned immediately and an apology should be made," said 19-year-old Ismail Mahmoud(...)
He called on President Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's first civilian president and an Islamist, to take action, [b]without giving details of the film that angered him or other protesters.[/b][/quote]
"We want this movie to be banned but we wont say what movie it is."
Seriously what the fuck?
[QUOTE=TheKritter71;37632393]could it be that episode of South Park?[/QUOTE]
Maybe, but that's been out for ages, hasn't it? I can't see people getting fired up about it now.
[QUOTE=TheKritter71;37632393]could it be that episode of South Park?[/QUOTE]
[quote][b]a film being produced[/b] in the United States that insulted Prophet Mohammad.[/quote]
First line in the article.
Well feel free to insult Jesus.
Only senile geezers would flip out and then die of a heart attack, or dementia would kick in and they'll forget everything about it.
[QUOTE=Van-man;37632452]Well feel free to insult Jesus.
Only senile geezers would flip out and then die of a heart attack, or dementia would kick in and they'll forget everything about it.[/QUOTE]
That'd be a decent political strategy.
Watch it turn out to not be an americanmade movie and they flipped their shit over nothing
Why are Muslims always so extreme?
[QUOTE=TheKritter71;37632393]could it be that episode of South Park?[/QUOTE]
Nah they already threw their toys out the pram about that.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;37632639]Why are Muslims always so extreme?[/QUOTE]
I would say something but I'd get banned
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[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;37632639]Why are Muslims always so extreme?[/QUOTE]
extreme Muslims are the ones you hear about. regular Muslims are, well, regular ol' polite people.
[b]WELL, SHIT:[/b] Militiamen have [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19562692]stormed[/url] the US consulate in Benghazi and burnt it down, reportedly for the same reason as the Egyptians. No injuries reported.
[QUOTE=smurfy;37633172][b]WELL, SHIT:[/b] Militiamen have [url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19562692]stormed[/url] the US consulate in Benghazi and burnt it down, reportedly for the same reason as the Egyptians. No injuries reported.[/QUOTE]
Google Powers, ACTIVATE
[quote="Wikipedia"]In September 2012 it emerged that Terry Jones was involved in the production of a low-budget film movie vilifying Egypt's Muslims.[22] The movie led to riots in Cairo, with protesters breaching the wall of the American Embassy and burning the flag.[23][/quote]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jones_(pastor)[/url]
Apparently that's the guy.
Not to be confused with another film producer named Terry Jones that had a hand in many Monty Python films.
"We want to send Americans a message that they should respect our religion, and respect our prophet. We do no harm to them,"
[QUOTE=Van-man;37632452]Well feel free to insult Jesus.
Only senile geezers would flip out and then die of a heart attack, or dementia would kick in and they'll forget everything about it.[/QUOTE]
Muslims wouldn't insult Jesus, as he is an important prophet within Islam.
My Muslim friend used to forward me these chain-mails and one of them was about some elusive movie being produced in Denmark insulting Islam when really no such movie existed.
I think this is one of those.
Are you fucking serious?
They are attacking embassies because of a movie most Americans have never heard of from a man that most people regard as a loon?!
[QUOTE=SatansSin;37632691]I would say something but I'd get banned[/QUOTE]
Come on, say it.
why is everybody wankers
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