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| Iraq |
| Syria suspends security talks with Iraq |
| 2008-10-31 |
| Syria severed communications with Iraq, suspended bilateral security meetings and decreased the number of its border troops, Al Arabiya TV reported on Thursday. Thousands of Security was boosted around the area in central Damascus housing the U.S. embassy which was closed on Thursday ahead of the demonstration because of the potential threat of violence. "Colonialists, listen, the people of Syria will never be brought to their knees," cried youths as they gathered in the city centre but some distance away from the U.S. mission. "Allah, Syria, Bashar," they chanted, referring to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Demonstrators, including civil servants and students, waved Syrian flags and banners reading "No to American terrorism" and "American democracy -- the killing of civilians at Abu Kamal," the area targeted in Sunday's U.S. raid. The protest wound down after several hours with no reports of violence. Syria had earlier ordered an American school and cultural centre to be shut down in an apparent response to the U.S. action on Sunday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'm sure he'd still be spewing the same crap after a 12-ship ARCLIGHT strike down through his home town, right? Right? Hello? |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-10-31 14:51 |
| #2 More kabuki from a police state dictatorship, with scripted anger and the usual pre-written lines... why western media even take it seriously is beyond me... oh, wait, I forgot! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2008-10-31 08:01 |
| #1 "Colonialists, listen, the people of Syria will never be brought to their knees," cried youths actually, you've been on your knees for Iran for some time now. Wipe your chin, k? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-10-31 07:57 |