IntractableSystem
12-01-2007, 23:50
I found this to be quite hilarious. American troops recently raided the Iranian consulate in Arbil, Iraq. In this foray, they employed helicopters and armored vehicles to achieve their objectives. They also detained as many as six Iranian diplomats and absconded with computer equipment and several documents. In the process, international law was broken. Here's a link to the story.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/middleeast/12raid.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=world
In itself, such an unlawful act would be par for the course in regards to the continuing American military presence in Iraq, but it gets better. In Athens, a far-left political group through an anti-tank grenade into the empty American embassy (it was just before dawn and not a single employee was inside the building). The aim of this particular "attack" was to deface a giant American seal. The damage incurred as a result of the attack was minimal, as the explosive missed its intended target. Nonetheless, Charles Ries, the American ambassador, said, “We treat it as a very serious attack. There can be no justification for such a senseless act of violence.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html?ref=world
How ironic is that? After using helicopters and armored vehicles for an incursion into an Iranian consulate (with many employees inside), in the process abducting several Iranians, the US claims that there is "no justification" for the "senselessly violent act" of lobbing a grenade into an empty embassy. This seems like quite the double standard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/middleeast/12raid.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=world
In itself, such an unlawful act would be par for the course in regards to the continuing American military presence in Iraq, but it gets better. In Athens, a far-left political group through an anti-tank grenade into the empty American embassy (it was just before dawn and not a single employee was inside the building). The aim of this particular "attack" was to deface a giant American seal. The damage incurred as a result of the attack was minimal, as the explosive missed its intended target. Nonetheless, Charles Ries, the American ambassador, said, “We treat it as a very serious attack. There can be no justification for such a senseless act of violence.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/europe/12cnd-greece.html?ref=world
How ironic is that? After using helicopters and armored vehicles for an incursion into an Iranian consulate (with many employees inside), in the process abducting several Iranians, the US claims that there is "no justification" for the "senselessly violent act" of lobbing a grenade into an empty embassy. This seems like quite the double standard.