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Subject: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: 80sRocked on 04/02/03 at 03:01 p.m.
...its really hard to not hate others when they do something like this. Simply disgusting. :(
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British war cemetery vandalised
A British Military cemetery in France has been vandalised and slogans sprayed supporting Saddam Hussein.
"Saddam will win and he will make you bleed," said one of the slogans sprayed across the base of a large cross marking the entrance of the cemetery in Etaples.
"Dig up your rubbish, it is contaminating our soil," another said.
Of the 11,000 graves at Etaples, most are British but there are other nationalities including Canadian and Australian.
France's relations with Britain have been soured by its opposition to coalition war in Iraq, but French officials said this was no excuse for venting hatred.
"Our disagreement with the coalition governments in no way authorises the undermining of the memory of men who sacrificed themselves for our country," the member of parliament for the region, Socialist Jack Lang, said in a statement.
The slogans were cleaned off by the French branch of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which manages the site, but not before they were seen by two coach-loads of British tourists.
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Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Shaz on 04/02/03 at 03:09 p.m.
That is really really disturbing. >:( What is the matter with people?
Subject: Are there Frenchmen in Heaven?
Written By: Davester on 04/02/03 at 03:52 p.m.
David Horsey (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3.13.2003)
Commentary would only ruin it.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: dagwood on 04/02/03 at 05:35 p.m.
It just shows the mentality of those who did it. Most people understand that actions like this in protest often achieve the opposite of the desired affect.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Goreripper on 04/02/03 at 07:43 p.m.
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It just shows the mentality of those who did it. Most people understand that actions like this in protest often achieve the opposite of the desired affect.
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Idiots. If those people hadn't died there in two World Wars, there'd be no France now.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Race_Bannon on 04/02/03 at 09:19 p.m.
Freakin' funny hats must be on to tight. >:(
I don't understand the connection.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Jessica on 04/02/03 at 10:01 p.m.
God, people can be stupid. >:(
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: My_name_is_Kenny on 04/02/03 at 10:21 p.m.
I don't subscribe to the "France sucks because they rolled over for the Germans sixty years ago" school of thinking. But god dang the ignorance of history displayed here is overwhelming.
I guess they decided they were tired of the arrogant snob Frenchman stereotype, so now they're going for a new, idiot stereotype.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Steve_H on 04/03/03 at 06:08 a.m.
To be fair to the French, I doubt this was done by anyone who was a citizen, or had a family member who was a citizen, of France 60 years ago.
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Wicked Lester on 04/03/03 at 10:13 a.m.
Oh, but we're "ugly Americans"? ::)
Subject: Re: French protest by desacrating war cemetary
Written By: Don_Carlos on 04/04/03 at 11:07 a.m.
Obviously there are stupid biased people all over. No one has a monoploy on stupidity, or vulgarity, racism, sexism, anti-semitism either, sadly :'(