US shuts embassy in Yemen capital citing terror threat

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

The US has shut its embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa, citing "ongoing threats" by an al-Qaeda offshoot linked to an alleged failed US plane bomb plot.

In a statement on its website, the embassy urged US citizens in Yemen to be vigilant and aware of security.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8438128.stm

[Arrowhead2k1]

1. Yemen is not a good place to be right now methinks. nt

[saigon68]

41. Another "Profile In Courage"--- LOL

Reaping, what decades of war crimes have sewn

[proud patriot]

2. oh dear

x(

[pjt7]

3. Does anyone with a brain think we can bomb ANOTHER

Soverign Country & not have blow-back?

wtf.

[dipsydoodle]

4. It's necessary

to keep the USA's defence industry profitable. :sarcasm:

[YouTakeTheSkyway]

5. We're not attacking a "sovereign country".

We're working with the government of a sovereign country to help eliminate a mutual threat.

[Wilms]

6. Why would anyone worry that we're getting involved in a civil war? n/t

[YouTakeTheSkyway]

7. Are we though? There's a lot of activity in Yemen, though as far as I've seen

we're only involved in singling out al-Qaeda, not in the larger rebellion there.

[Wilms]

16. Glad to hear it.

Keep an eye on that and let us know the minute you wake up.

K?

[Don Caballero]

8. Agree. Yemeni officials are asking for our help to rid their country of Al Qaeda terrorists

Diplomatically it is something that must be done. Whilst killing terrorists, we will be seen in the ME as helping one of their governments.

[shadowknows69]

19. You are so delusional it's fascinating to watch. Like a train wreck.

[Jazzgirl]

24. Seriously Shadows...

I agree with your statement. I have noticed the same thing. It is somewhat like watching a train wreck. :eyes:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

40. .

:thumbsup:

[defendandprotect]

17. "A mutual threat"? Taliban/Al Qaeda was created by CIA/US . ..!!

And financed up to 9/11 -- and probably beyond!

[shadowknows69]

18. Whatever you want to call our murderous, imperialistic bullshit is fine.

[PurityOfEssence]

20. Okay, that's true; it's more along the lines of the Vietnam mess

Sure, it's not quite like invading Iraq to overthrow a government, it's "helping" a sitting government deal with an insurgency. The fact that many in the country don't like the sitting government will not be helped by the great satan coming to its aid.

[Lars77]

9. UK as well

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/2010139175878540.html

The United States and Britain have closed their embassies in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, citing security concerns after threats from an al-Qaeda group.

[StarfarerBill]

10. Threats shut Yemen’s U.S., U.K. embassies

Source: Associated Press

SAN'A, Yemen - The U.S. and Britain closed their embassies in Yemen on Sunday in the face of al-Qaida threats, after both countries announced an increase in aid to the government to fight the terror group linked to the failed attempt to bomb a U.S. airliner on Christmas.

The confrontation with al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen has gained new urgency since the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attack, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, told American investigators he received training and instructions from the group's operatives in Yemen. President Barack Obama said Saturday that the al-Qaida offshoot was behind the attempt.

The White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan said the American Embassy, which was attacked twice in 2008, was shut Sunday because of an "active" al-Qaida threat. A statement on the embassy's Web site announcing the closure cited "ongoing threats" from the terror group and did not say how long it would remain closed.

In London, Britain's Foreign Office said its embassy was closed for security reasons. It said officials would decide later whether to reopen it on Monday.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34667062/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

[Don Caballero]

11. The Al Qaeda in Yemen are swearing revenge for the botched crotch bomb

[no_hypocrisy]

12. You can't win. The republicans are swearing revenge for the botched crotch bomb.

[47of74]

35. Republicans are a botched crotch bomb

Which explains their love for viagra, cialis, levitra and so on.

[stray cat]

13. Thats why they blew up the Cole in 2000 as well

and the embassies in Africa where more Africans were killed then anyone. They are not terrorists they know the future and act before any events occur :sarcasm:

[shadowknows69]

21. Really? You've spoken to them? Sign up right now our military needs you.

[janx]

25. I'm sorry, but--

I can't read that without laughing! :rofl: What were those guys thinking when they found out about the fate of their crotch bomber?

[shadowknows69]

26. Probably: Better him than me.

[janx]

28. Bunch o' sparks and fire and burned 'nads!

:rofl:

[shadowknows69]

29. Hey. If you're a suicide bomber you want to be successful

Because you know if you're not it's going to hurt like Hell.

[Vidar]

39. Airborne bikini wax.

[winyanstaz]

14. my my my...another war in the works....

and who will pay for this one? The taxpayers, the innocent and the soldiers and their families.
No more wars!
Bring the troops home.

[defendandprotect]

15. Looks like the CIA/MIC is still getting its way . . ..

not to mention the omnipotent Lieberman!!!

[mbperrin]

22. Good reaction! When US lives are in danger, close the embassy and come

home.

Now obviously, it's the same threat in Iraq and Afghanistan, so shut it all down and come home!

Finally, a policy I can agree with!







If only it weren't the prelude to opening a third war to enrich the blood drinking profiteers of the "correct" people.

To read more on endless war and its effects on the overall economy and the people nobody cares about, see Greek Empire, Roman Empire, Napoleonic Empire, British Empire, Spanish Empire.

[pjt7]

23. I don't mind striking out & wiping some serious bad guy's

off the planet, even in Yemen, even if our corrupt policies have created them..but the minute we start killing too many innocents in our attacks from the sky with drones, we are F'd.

[bertman]

27. Too many innocents? How many is too many? 10? 100? 1000? 2500? This is the same old shit

in a different country.

I'm waiting for the "incident" that shows that IRAN is somehow behind all of the Yemeni al Qaeda efforts.

[shadowknows69]

30. We've already gone over the way too many mark.

Which is one, in my opinion. Actually we're about half way to genocidal at this point.

[mbperrin]

32. Yes, at LEAST halfway. Instead of going half way around the world

to kill people, I would really like to have single payer healthcare, jobs for Americans in the US, and the ability to retire at an age where I could still enjoy a few years with my grandchildren.

[mikelgb]

31. I bet congress takes miraculously take back its war-making powers...

[Odin2005]

33. Oh shit.

[pjt7]

34. The whole underwear bombing thing is fishy as hell

I'd shut down the Yemen embassy too. there'sa more than honest chance some snakes were operating out of there.

[Mrdie]

36. Iran's too strong to invade

That's why Yemen (which is a country not reported often in the news until lately) is great!

It's sorta like the Cold War. "Invade the Soviet Union? You're crazy. Invade Grenada? Sure!"

The Iraqi Army collapsed in a week when the US invaded, after all. I can't see that happening in Iran.

You know what else is great? The Saudis hated the prospect of Yemeni unification so much (since there was a "North" and "South" Yemen until 1990) that two North Yemen leaders in the 70's got assassinated! (These being Ibrahim al-Hamdi and Ahmad al-Ghashmi) And then in 1994 when a civil war broke out between those who wanted to reestablish a Southern state and those who didn't, the South was financially supported by Saudi Arabia!

So by invading we can potentially please Saudi Arabia by installing a comprador regime!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[pjt7]

37. Obama is owned by the Saudi's

Citigroup & this.

Great what a patriot. n-o-t

[timo]

38. just a question dont kill me

i am not fully understanding this, by shut do they mean, we just locked the gates and no in or out business, or we shut the gates locked it down and left town??

[saigon68]

42. How about ------"Out of Town By Sun-down" !!

[VermeerLives]

43. Don't think they've left town

Otherwise this would have been a story about evacuating the Embassy except for "essential personnel."