18 Of 19 Closed U.S. Embassies, Consulates To Reopen

[Purveyor]

Source: CBS/AP

WASHINGTON The State Department says that 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday or Monday.

Officials say the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed.

A statement issued Friday didn't cite a reason for resuming regular business operations at the 18 diplomatic missions.

Nineteen outposts had been closed to the public since last Sunday. Most American employees at the U.S. Embassy in Yemen were ordered to leave the country on Tuesday because of threat information.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57597937/18-of-19-closed-u.s-embassies-consulates-to-reopen/

[frylock]

1. alright! terror threat is over!

time to par-tay!

[another_liberal]

3. Back to mellow yellow?

Now that the flurry of bloodthirsty Al Qaeda assaults has abated some, is the threat level back to mellow yellow, or is it still holding at a reddish orange?

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. So, did the terrorists suddenly lose interest?

Why was the threat so dangerous just a few days ago across an entire continent and now it is not?

[Skink]

4. Damn sequester

[Igel]

5. Ramadan's over. n/t

[broadcaster75201]

6. Anyone else think this was utter BS? nt

nt

[Maedhros]

7. The important thing is to BE AFRAID!

Enough quibbling about what we should be afraid of.