“(F)or some reason American embassies are staffed with illiterates and space monkeys, rather than helpful personnel with a sense of duty to American citizens. I say this from my own experiences as well; it is not easy for anyone to get into the American embassy in Algiers. With so much security and barbed wire, it is so difficult for a civilian to enter, and you have to wonder what a pain in the ass it would be for a terrorist to try and get in,” writes blogger Nouri.