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jsr

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9. It's really the Lybians' job

Reply to MercutioATC (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 11:45 PM

Sep 2012

The Vienna convention says "the receiving State is under a special duty to take all appropriate steps to protect the consular premises against any intrusion or damage and to prevent any disturbance of the peace of the consular post or impairment of its dignity."

It's shocking that the guards didn't even try to disperse the crowd or call for help. They just disappeared and let the crazies do whatever.

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40+ Libyan guards did little to defend the consulate (Reuters) [View all] jsr Sep 2012 OP

Horrible nt cash__whatiwant Sep 2012 #1

I heard 10 Libyans died defending the consulate. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #2

I've heard the same, from multiple sources. summerschild Sep 2012 #3

Post a link that says Lybian guards died jsr Sep 2012 #4

Here is a link saying Libyan guards died. Triloon Sep 2012 #6

I said I HEARD it from multiple sources. summerschild Sep 2012 #7

Here's an AFP source, 10 guards killed: joshcryer Sep 2012 #8

Okay. Thanks! jsr Sep 2012 #10

Shouldn't you change the title of the OP jsmirman Sep 2012 #13

Apparently, facts aren't of concern to OP. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #23

Won't have posting governed by fact-checkers? pampango Sep 2012 #24

Shameful jsmirman Sep 2012 #25

OP joined DU on Aug15. HooptieWagon Sep 2012 #26

This one says the Libyans rescued Stevens in the midst of the battle bhikkhu Sep 2012 #15

That embassy is U.S. soil. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #5

It's really the Lybians' job jsr Sep 2012 #9

Some guards were reported to have been killed in the onset. joshcryer Sep 2012 #11

France? O.K. Germany? O.K. MercutioATC Sep 2012 #12

It wasn't an embassy. It was a consulate. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #14

Gotcha MercutioATC Sep 2012 #16

It is a bit confusing because there are two stories taking place. Indpndnt Sep 2012 #20

Why no Marines there? emilyg Sep 2012 #17

because it was a consulate, not an embassy, posts above seem to indicate dionysus Sep 2012 #18

It wasn't an embassy, just a consulate unc70 Sep 2012 #19

Thanks. emilyg Sep 2012 #22

Even if Marines were there, this was an attack with RPGs that set the consulate ablaze rustydog Sep 2012 #21

Exactly what I've read. The ones who attacked were heavily armed even more so than nc4bo Sep 2012 #27

'VileRat' reported seeing guards taking pictures... Number_9 Sep 2012 #28

more on the firefight riverwalker Sep 2012 #29