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Skybird 11-29-11 08:43 AM

British embassy in Teheran stormed, burning
 
Der Spiegel refers to sources that paint a grimmer picture of the events than the BBC, which reports more hesitently about it currently. The real scale of events remains to be uncovered still.

Dozens of raging protesters should have stormed the compund and throwing gasoline bombs/Molotow cocktails. The main building should be partially or completely in flames. Staff had to flee. Riot police is on the scene, some say it is fighting with protesters, others say it stays inactive.

Seems they try to boost their reputation for embassy attacks. Being sovereign territory by international agreements, storming an embassy by force to me is nothing else but a declaration of war.

the_tyrant 11-29-11 08:45 AM

The UK should break diplomatic relations
after all, what country allows its protesters to storm embassies?

Skybird 11-29-11 08:48 AM

We owe it to our sensibility for exotic rites and habits not to do so. After all, the behaviour and the temperament in foreign cultures is to be equally appreciated, and is as precious and civilised as ours. We also shall not distrub the diplomatic process of talking the Iranian nuclear plans out of their heads. Talking is better than violence, you know.

Herr-Berbunch 11-29-11 08:49 AM

Are these the same 'militant students' that were rising (badly) against I'm a dinner jacket a couple of years ago! Looks like they've turned. :nope:

the_tyrant 11-29-11 08:51 AM

:har:
Sad thing is, I can actually picture the british saying that:nope:

TLAM Strike 11-29-11 08:52 AM

Whatever happened to an embassy being sovereign territory of a nation? :06:

1480 11-29-11 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1795907)
Whatever happened to an embassy being sovereign territory of a nation? :06:

Still is. They just spit in the Brits face and said, "You like that?????"

Herr-Berbunch 11-29-11 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike (Post 1795907)
Whatever happened to an embassy being sovereign territory of a nation? :06:

British diplomats are now only armed with paper, but those cuts can really sting. :cry:

Hope all staff are ok, I know they got out, but to where? :hmmm:

STEED 11-29-11 09:03 AM

The great British Bull Dog had it balls cut off years ago. :nope:

Tribesman 11-29-11 09:25 AM

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Whatever happened to an embassy being sovereign territory of a nation?
Extraterritorial is not the same as soveriegn.

Quote:

Still is. They just spit in the Brits face and said, "You like that?????"
Britain is in the process of following the lead set several years ago, it just requires BAE to produce some weapons the Iranians want then getting someone to ship it to the revolutionary council as an apology for having the embassy there in the first place.

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British diplomats are now only armed with paper
And the drinks cabinet

Herr-Berbunch 11-29-11 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1795927)
And the drinks cabinet


Chin-chin :()1:

I'll say, I've been to one High Commission party with lots of alcohol, hog-roast and a pool that was supposed to be out of bounds - meh, only for the clothed! :D

I wasn't the only one politely asked to leave, but fortunately was one of the lowest ranking. :yeah:

joegrundman 11-29-11 09:58 AM

boy, the Iranians really overvalue Britain's importance in the world at large. It's kind of flattering really.

frau kaleun 11-29-11 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch (Post 1795934)
I wasn't the only one politely asked to leave, but fortunately was one of the lowest ranking. :yeah:

Really? What did they rank you on? :O:





http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk...9qhto1_500.gif

I WAS IN THE POOL!!!!

Jimbuna 11-29-11 10:18 AM

Really this type of behaviour should no longer come as a shock or suprise...in fact it's fast becoming common practice.

Here's the BBC link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15936213
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France condemned the attack "very strongly", French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.

"France expresses its full solidarity with the UK," he said.
I wouldn't be drawing attention to myself over there :o

If in fact they still have an embassy there :hmmm:

August 11-29-11 10:21 AM

It seems pretty obvious that we're going to have a war with Iran, eventually.


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