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2009-12-25 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel: US Consulate car tried to run over checkpoint guard

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-12-25 01:57|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Apparently these foggy bottom Arabists have forgotten all about their colleagues Cleo Noel and Curtis Moore, murdered by Black September goons on Arafat's orders in 1973.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2009-12-25 08:23|| 2009-12-25 08:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Stop means STOP! What's good enough for Nicola Calipari, is good enough for these State Dept. vermin.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-25 08:49|| 2009-12-25 08:49|| Front Page Top

#3 "... and made indecent gestures at female guards."

Yep, sounds like 0bama's deeply nuanced professional diplomatic team at work. Expel them all, and revoke their diplomatic privileges. Scum.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2009-12-25 09:10|| 2009-12-25 09:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Graphic of Barry giving photographer the finger please mods.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-25 09:15|| 2009-12-25 09:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, this attitude predates The One- it is a problem in the State Department.

But now in the era of Smart Diplomacy, they are going to become completely insolent. Hopefully Israel will bounce a few before something bad happens.

Posted by Free Radical 2009-12-25 11:39|| 2009-12-25 11:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Stopping at a random checkpoint in a diplomatic convoy is asking to become a political statement or a hostage. Before we go blasting the State jerks or Isreal, we need to know what the agreements are with regard to diplomatic convoys and detaining them. There is an agreement. The issue usually is that properly marked Diplomatic vehicles are agreed to be allowed to bypass road blocks with a cursory check. Some police or military refuse to honor it, or just dont know about the do not detain agreements. This does not mean they get to stop the convoy and search each person and their papers, usually just the first vehicle and bypass any lines. Remember the best place to ambush a convoy is when it has stopped. Fake uniforms and roadblocks are common. I was once stopped by a traffic block driving a dip registared vehicle, they were checking ID, registration, and insurance. I gave them a copy of my papers, like our agreement says. They wanted the originals and when I said no they tried to arrest me. I locked the doors, armored cars are tough to get into. They drew their guns and ordered me out. .38 vs level 4, ha. After 20 minuted the calls came to them to apologize and let me go. The traffic cops just did not know the laws but they were still upset. To further diffuse the situation afer I went and bought the cops lunch. As friendly as I was there was no way they were getting into my vehicle, or the contents in that vehicle.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-12-25 13:33|| 2009-12-25 13:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Couriering Palestinians and lewd gestures are probably not part of the deal. DIPSEC and PSD agreements, secret signals, tags, nods, "...*uck you we called ahead, didn't you get the word?" ...all aside bottom line, their country, not ours. Host nation trumps all others.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-12-25 14:00|| 2009-12-25 14:00|| Front Page Top

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