Breaking News: Terrorists are at it again in Istanbul! This time the US Consulate in Istanbul was the target. Armed men opened fire from a vehicle, and six people, three assailants and three police officers, were killed. No American citizens or staff were hurt. The consulate is heavily guarded and at no time were the Americans or the people inside in any danger. The clash occurred at the entrance, which is about a 100 meters from the fortress-like compound, between the police and security guarding the facility, and the assailants.
One remaining terrorist was able to flee the scene. It is obvious that the terrorists' intent was not to cause damage to the facility, but to raise awareness of their cause, whatever it may yet be discovered to be.
What gets me most about this provocation is the scenes of an unorganized and unrehearsed state of the actions of the Turkish security and police immediately following the attacks, as can be seen from the early footage. Get a grip people . . . the whole world is watching . . . Don't be so inept with your running around aimlessly, and help fill the information void through one voice.
You've possibly just prevented what could've been a worse attack, and lost three of your own in the process. Show your dignity by displaying some consistency in your professionalism, not only before and during such attacks, but immediately following as well . . .
Now for the question of the day: Were the terrorists going after the Turkish police, which I believe to be the case (with the U.S. as the secondary beneficiary), or was the attack aimed at the U.S.?
