واشنطن تقلص عدد موظفي سفارتها في بيروت وتجدد التحذير من السفر إلى لبنان
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اعلنت السفارة الاميركية في لبنان الجمعة تقليص عدد موظفيها "غير الضروريين" مع افراد اسرهم بسبب "تهديدات الى مرافق وافراد البعثة الاميركية"، بحسب ما جاء في بيان صادر عن السفارة.
وقال البيان المنشور على موقع السفارة الالكتروني باللغتين العربية والانكليزية "في السادس من أيلول 2013، قلصت وزارة الخارجية عدد موظفي السفارة في بيروت غير الضروريين، وكذلك افراد اسرهم، بسبب تهديدات لمرافق وأفراد البعثة الأميركية".
في الوقت نفسه، صدر من واشنطن تحذير الى الرعايا الاميركيين بتجنب زيارة لبنان وتركيا في هذه المرحلة.
وجاء في بيان السفارة الصادر في بيروت ان وزارة الخارجية "تحث المواطنين الأميركيين على تجنب السفر الى لبنان".
ونصحت السفارة المواطنين الاميركيين الذين لا يزالون في لبنان بالبقاء على استعداد للرحيل، ما يعني ان يحضروا "اوراق السفر لكل افراد العائلة".
وكان السفير الاميركي الجديد في لبنان ديفيد هيل وصل الى بيروت قبل ايام وبدا بممارسة مهامه.
وقالت السفارة ان "لا خطة حاليا لدى الحكومة الاميركية للقيام بعملية اجلاء للرعايا الاميركيين كتلك التي حصلت العام 2006" خلال حرب تموز.

OMG, urgent!!!!! They didn't see this coming by meddling in the region for years!!!!
What a joke these neocons are

oh yes the iranian embassy is essential for the well being of all the shia'a that she employs - meaning all dahiye...how can such masses agree to live and get money from a foreign country instead of looking to have a job, travel to africa and open business....this is what iran has made of the a majority of the shia'a ...hired mercenaries ....a shame ....
and if the US is evacuating its because they were told that it may get HOT next month......

if anyone has doubts who killed all the patriotic politicians that cared for the people , he /she needs to look himself in the mirror because he would morally be one of them......

my wise guy, all the embassies all over the world represent their governments and all have agents ...some are for trade and education promotion and some are for information collecting "spying". what do you think? if an embassy has no spies . its because she cannot afford it, or she is not interested .......

You and ali baba nasrallah and your whole tribe are detrimental to lebanon and our lives... scumbag...

And your low life tribe is nothing but a tribe of slaves to the stinking scum of persia...

Yallah US and allies....send them rockets. Nothing to worry about the Russians. They weapons and outdated technology can't stand a chance. Just look at HA and what they have...I believe the weapons are knock-off Fischer-Price toys. lololol! God bless the USA!

@bigsami, my country, the USA, has no real allies in a strike over Syria nor does it have the support of the American people. World affairs, for better or worth, are governed by the United Nations. Humanitarian efforts to thwart the inhumane acts of gassing civilians must stem from a binding UN resolution, where the world body decides, finances and implements the agreed upon action. The USA has no legal standing to strike Syria without a UN resolution. If the USA wants to declare war against Syria which does not require a UN resolution then it must explain and justify the reason why to the American people and then it must seek approval from congress prior to doing so, otherwise the war would be 100% illegal.

@Mr. Obama, lest you forgot, the USA does fight evil actors with evil actions and we certainly do not replace one evil with another to make a statement to the world that we are strong and mighty. There is absolutely no way the USA or the American people can be linked or identified as having helped unleash the likes of Al-Nusra on humanity. Act morally sir, no-one cares about credibility of the USA in the eyes of the world. Some hate us and will attack regardless, some worship us and will defend us regardless, no need to draw red lines and start World War Three to show everyone whose the boss.

Sorry, Typo: the USA does NOT fight evil actors with evil actions

@ice-man, I am simply emphasizing that I am giving my opinion as an American and not as a Lebanese. I hope you didn't take offense, I am not trying to show off that I am American, I am explaining that my argument is an American point of view.

ambassador ghadanfar ( what a name) is an agent of khaminei and as such does like he is told...I have not seen the iranian embassy sponsor any project to help the syrian refugees and ask the lebanese government if he needs anything, give the army any advanced technology like they gave hizbaalah.....

We ALL know who killed Hariri, thank you very much. The same as who killed all the other M14 politicians and thus paved the way for an M8 takeover of our country. If you want to tell me that it was the "Zionists" or the Americans who did so, then it can only be because those "Zionists" are allied with your Hizb. Otherwise...

And the Iranian embassy is in Lebanon to introduce us to their cuisine? For the thousands or years the Persians have been on Earth, what kind of contribution have they blessed the civilization of Earth with?

In the jungle, what is the first thing young, in prime, male lions do when they attack and take over a pride? They kill the dominant male lion and all of his male offspring cubs.

God Bless The US for their Positive role around the world. As a not so positive news for you, The US Army will wait some time, and hit Iran Instead of Syria, The Free Syrian Army will take of the Assad clan. As for Ghadanfar .. He is not that important ..so no need to waste time.

I can see the Angels going around and around that Place... ! I wonder if wee should build a Mazar on the entrance of that Embassy!! We can get the blessings everyday and ask for God well or any one there for forgiveness and blessings before anything we do. Iranian Embassy .Don't.. Keep up the (not So) good work...