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US Extends Closure Of Some Embassies Through August 10
2013-08-05
[Ynet] The United States extended the closures of some embassies and consulates in the Middle East - which had been closed Sunday due to an al Qaeda threat - through August 10 due to caution but not the emergence of any new threat, the State Department said.

Other US diplomatic posts, including in Kabul, Storied Baghdad
...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate...
and Algiers, that had been closed on Sunday, will reopen on Monday, the State Department said.
Posted by:trailing wife

#9  Oh yeah Mr Obama, we got em on the run

How can they be on the run if they no longer exist? Move along folks, nothing to see here.
Posted by: gorb   2013-08-05 12:19  

#8  That closed embassy location decision is racist.

/media 2006
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-08-05 12:00  

#7  You have to understand that to the Administration and the media the term 'terrorist' means U.S. Citizens who are patriots, Tea Party members, Conservatives, Returning Vets, etc....
Definitely not Islamic radicals who only want to destroy us.

So by 'chatter' they likely mean people are starting to pay attention to Benghazi again, and the IRS/NSA/Etc... scandals.

And they desperately need a new 'Squirrel!' to keep people distracted. The Embassies will stay closed until they can find something else. They had hoped to ride the 'Zimmerman is a racist' headlines for awhile but so far Holder hasn't found anything.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2013-08-05 11:45  

#6  jerking Obamas chain.
Posted by: bman   2013-08-05 11:25  

#5  I doubt there is an al Qaeda threat. This all strikes me as smoke and mirrors. Too much bad press for a bad president, so al Qaeda comes to the rescue.
Posted by: Iblis   2013-08-05 10:57  

#4  Did they extend the closures because of the sequester?
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-08-05 05:09  

#3  Picked it up from "chatter". Yes, chatter... you know, NSA collection stuff that we don't talk about [unless brought up by a disgruntled contract employee now living in Russia]. No sense just closing up shop for a few days and putting a lid on it. Gotta give credit to somebody in the regime right? Let no crisis go to waste...etc.

We pay close attention to "chatter" as well as tips and direct reporting from non-US intelligence sources....except where the Tsarnaev Bros. or the late Anwar al-Awlaki are concerned.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-08-05 04:30  

#2  Oh yeah Mr Obama, we got em on the run - running to our embassies with weapons and high explosives apparently.
Posted by: OldSpook   2013-08-05 01:24  

#1  It seems to me that Al Qaeda needs to initiate their TET Offensive as soon as possible if they want to stay a viable Islamist organization. The stars are aligned as far as reasons to justify their terrorism..
-Egypt- The Bros got overthrown and are in physical danger. Zawahiri's buddies are back in jail. If he wants to recapture Islamist glory he better do something quick.
-The End of Ramadan. No comment necessary.
-Hasan's trial is starting. The President is going to look awful when AQ takes US hostages and want to trade for the blind sheik and Hasan. Appeal to the Muslim public that AQ want to save these guys from more American torture.
-AQ needs to draw attention to the detainees in GITMO. Although here doesn't seem to be a public outcry about force feeding them anymore.
-They need to make a statement on the drone strikes to their allies in Pakistan.
Posted by: Penguin   2013-08-05 00:29  

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