Can't Win for losing/US Embassy In Belgrade

[DeepIron]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7256158.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe...nce/index.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/world...87155420080221

Demonstrators attack and burn the US Embassy in Belgrade... Has the US become the "Universal Villan" of the world?

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by DeepIron

Has the US become the "Universal Villan" of the world?

No. Didn't you see the footage of Kosovan people holding and waving American flags over the recent days?

My question is what were the Serbian law enforcement authorities doing or more precisely not doing? It was pretty obvious from 0 hour that the US Embassy would be a target for ultra-nationalists wanting to let off some steam. The embassy should have had Serbian security units stationed outside it for at least a week after the Kosovo independance move. I find it very difficult to believe that this was nothing more than an oversight on Serbia's part.

[DeepIron]

No. Didn't you see the footage of Kosovan people holding and waving American flags over the recent days?

No, I didn't actually. I was on the road and not around any news broadcasts.

And I understand from reading the news articles, the bulk of the protesters were peaceful. My point being, why is it the US Embassies that seem to always be the targets for "letting off steam" as you say...

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by DeepIron

And I understand from reading the news articles, the bulk of the protesters were peaceful.

Yep, that is the impression that I also had. Reports account for around a crowd of 150,000 to 200,000 peaceful protestors while the number was put at 1,000 who violently attacked and set fire to the US Embassy. So yes, a minority only being violent and participating in disgraceful behaviour.

Originally Posted by DeepIron

My point being, why is it the US Embassies that seem to always be the targets for "letting off steam" as you say...

Because they are an easy target and always have been I guess.

Sadly now I have just heard on the TV news that a badly charred body has been found in the US embassy.

The more I look at this the more I become convinced that the Serbian authorities let this happen.

[Ishmael]

Serb security forces clear US Embassy Compund in Belgrade:




A rather novel approach, don't you think?

[baggygreen]

why dont the protesting serbs go and moon every embassy thats recognised kosovo? it'll keep em busy for a while thats for sure!

very novel approach:rotfl:

[baggygreen]

Now i have to ask, why the hell didnt the Marine guards open fire? the embassy grounds are US territory anyway, so its illegal for them to be there, then you've got criminal acts against foreign property, and then tearing down the flag?

shoot em.

[bookworm_020]

Well it seems that there not much smarter when it comes to starting fires.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/bod...467318991.html

So much for the security guards who are there to protect it! I wonder how long it will take for them to start screaming that it was a US Sniper who killed the one found in the Embassy:hmm:

[Happy Times]

Other embassys have also been attacked. This is the result of the illegal war and illegal declarance of independence. Autonomy for Kosovo would have been a good solution, that would have kept peace. This time the Russians are right, a Pandoras box has been opened in Europe. Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Czech republic, Bulgaria and Romania are EU countries not recognizing Kosovo. Others are Russia, India, China, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and others..

[elite_hunter_sh3]

its our land you (USA/western powers) have no right to tell us to apologize for kicking you out, you have no right to tell us how to rule our country, sayonara and goodbye and dont even think about coming back

[Happy Times]

Other embassys have also been attacked. This is the result of the illegal war and illegal declarance of independence. Autonomy for Kosovo would have been a good solution, that would have kept peace. This time the Russians are right, a Pandoras box has been opened in Europe. Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Czech republic, Bulgaria and Romania are EU countries not recognizing Kosovo. Others are Russia, India, China, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and others..

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=131408

[elite_hunter_sh3]

Happy Times can you confirm that Canada will not recognize independence??

[elite_hunter_sh3]

how is it US territory???? its SERBIA not USA... why should we defend them when they bombed us back in 1999???

[Konovalov]

Mods Tak or Neal,

Could you merge this thread with the other one if possible titled US Embassy In Belgrade Attacked by Rioters : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=131419

Thanks.

[Konovalov]

Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3

(USA/western powers) have no right to tell us to apologize for kicking you out,

Not sure where you get this idea that Serbia has kicked out the U.S.A. From what I have seen a bunch of football hooliganstyled thugs set fire to the US Embassy and may have killed an innocent person believed to be trapped in the embassy during the violent attack.