Syrians March in Protest of US Raid

[tekisui]

Thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets of the capital Damascus to protest against a US raid which killed eight people near the border with Iraq.

Riot police were deployed outside the US embassy as the demonstrators, mostly civil servants and students, gathered for the government-backed protest a few kilometres away.

The embassy, which was pelted with stones during a protest against US-led air raids on Iraq in 1998, was closed on Thursday due to security concerns.

But the situation remained peaceful as the protesters filled the Youssef al-Azmi square and surrounding streets in the al-Maliki neighbourhood, with some Syrians forming circles and performing traditional dances.

Some demonstrators carried banners denouncing the United States, as well as national flags and pictures of Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president.

"America the sponsor of destruction and wars," one of the banners read.

'Civilians killed'

Damascus says that eight civilians, including a number of children, were killed when US troops in helicopters crossed into eastern Syria last Sunday.

The US state department and the Pentagon have both officially refused to comment on the incident in Abu Kamal, but a US official has told news agencies that the operation targeted an Iraqi national who was smuggling arms and fighters across the border.

more... http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/10/20081030101832817729.html

[shadowknows69]

1. Don't you love it how our President starts shit with another country

Without even making sure our people are safe. That embassy could be torn to the ground if people get pissed enough.

[BeHereNow]

4. Why would you think, at this point, that they CARE whether of not people are safe?

It's all just "collateral damage" to them.
There is no difference to them WHAT country a person is from.
There are no borders in their skewed vision of the world.

They don't give a damn about ANY civilians, US or otherwise.
Witness 911, Katrina and most recently, Galveston.
Not a peep aboust Texas hurricane victims.
It's just so "Old American Century" to them.

BHN

[bdamomma]

2. crap, bush and cheney are always up to no good.

SOB's all of them. Now we are getting the Syrians pissed off at us, damn. This pre-emptive shit has to end.

[tonycinla]

5. do not cry for the syrians

They invented preemption.The demonstration was staged.Their president Bashar Asad plans everything down to the last detail.The chances of our embassy being destroyed over this incident Ar's about 1 in 10,000.They are dirty to the bone.

[shadowknows69]

7. Forgive me if I do cry for innocent life lost, Syrian or not.

[mitchtv]

8. What is it? open season on Syria?

[Canuckistanian]

3. Top news here in Canada

In the US - eh, not so much.

[spanone]

6. the us media has no time for foreign affairs

:grr: :grr: :grr: :grr:

[bdamomma]

9. don't hear anything about foreign affairs right now from the media

they don't tell you shit.