British embassy in Teheran stormed, burning

Skybird · 11-29-11, 08:43 AM

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.

the_tyrant · 11-29-11, 08:51 AM

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

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.

TLAM Strike · 11-29-11, 08:52 AM

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

1480 · 11-29-11, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

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

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

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

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

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

STEED · 11-29-11, 09:03 AM

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

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.

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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

And the drinks cabinet

Chin-chin

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!

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

TLAM Strike · 11-29-11, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman

Extraterritorial is not the same as soveriegn.

Whatever their status its a violation of the Vienna Convention.

Time to kick the Iranian diplomatic mission out of London.

11-29-11, 08:43 AM	#1
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