-Caveat Lector- U.S. embassies closing throughout Arab world http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/breaking_4.html
Protests turn violent SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Sunday, March 23, 2003 ABU DHABI — U.S. embassies in the Arab world are shutting down amid violent demonstrations in support of Iraq. Anti-U.S. riots were reported in such capitals as Amman, Jordan; Cairo, Egypt; Manama, Bahrain; and Sanaa, Yemen. In the Bahraini capital, pro- Iraqi demonstrators torched a police car after the officers inside fled. Bahraini riot police responded by firing tear gas at demonstrators. Several people were injured. The embassies and consulates in Bahrain, and Yemen have already closed down indefinitely, U.S. officials said. The embassy in Riyad, Saudi Arabia closed over the weekend but reopened Sunday. The violence began on Friday after Islamic preachers used their sermons to condemn the U.S.-led war against Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported. Soon, tens thousands of Arabs took to the streets in clashes with security forces throughout major cities in the Middle East. Diplomatic sources said the move comes in wake of an assessment that U.S. embassies and consulates have served as a lightning rod for Arab protests. So far, they said, Arab security forces have succeeded in protecting U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the Middle East. Several of the embassies, including that in the Saudi capital of Riyad, could be closed for the duration of the U.S.-led war against Iraq, the sources said. This would mean the suspension of consular services. "Whoever defends the Iraqi people and himself and dies, will be considered a martyr," Sheik Mohammed Tantawi, Egypt's leading Muslim cleric, said. "Islamic law says we must defend the Iraqi people and stand by them. If we fail, we have wasted the trust that God has placed in us." In Sanaa, two people were shot dead as 3,000 people tried to march on the U.S. embassy. In Cairo, thousands of protesters clashed with police after mosque prayers. In Beirut, Lebanese police employed tear gas and a water cannon to stop hundreds of stone-throwers. Several people were injured. Forwarded for your information. The text and intent of the article have to stand on their own merits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe simply because it has been handed down for many genera- tions. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumoured by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it and live up to it." The Buddha on Belief, from the Kalama Sutra <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
