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| ’Pal’ Arab Terror threat: We’ll kill Madonna |
| 2004-05-25 |
| By GORDON SMART and MARTEL MAXWELL The Sun (UK) MADONNA has axed three gigs in Israel - after terrorists threatened to kill her and her kids. The singer was terrified by a blitz of poison-pen letters. Madge "freaked out" when she learned of a terrorist plot to kill her two young children if she performed in Israel. She first planned to defy the extremists but cancelled after the unnamed Palestinian group mentioned details about Lourdes, seven, and three-year-old Rocco in a series of threatening letters. A source said: "The notes were unbelievably scary. Madonna is a strong woman but she freaked out when her kids were mentioned. At first she was prepared to go on stage anyway and hire extra security. But she was not ready to take chances with her kids - they are her whole world." The threats were sent to the singer’s offices in Los Angeles. They became more frightening as they displayed in-depth knowledge of the star’s closest aides. The source added: "It became clear that these people were not messing around - they even knew intimate details like who her personal staff are. She thought she was being targeted because of her Jewish Kabbalah religion. But this group were threatening her because she represents many things they hate about the West." Madonna, married to Brit film director GUY RITCHIE, has not performed in Israel since her 1993 Girlie Show. She had booked three dates in September at the Tel Aviv stadium - including a televised concert on September 11 to mark the third anniversary of al-Qaeda’s attacks on America. Madonna’s people last night insisted the Israel leg of her Re-Invention tour has been cancelled because the singer wants to concentrate on Europe. But insiders say nothing except this security alert would have stopped her travelling to Tel Aviv. |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #6 Like a (72nd) virgin! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-05-26 1:40:20 AM |
| #5 Ok, I give up - what was the threat? To make her sing? |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-05-25 6:00:23 PM |
| #4 Hey no fair, terrorists only kill peasants! |
| Posted by: whitecollar redneck 2004-05-25 3:16:24 PM |
| #3 It's too much to expect, though, that she would actually change her publicly-expressed views on the war against terror. I submit that her "views" have indeed changed; she just won't say so publicly. Now that her kids have been threatened, I wonder, what does she think about the subject of terrorism now? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-25 1:56:23 PM |
| #2 Powerline and Tim Blair team up on the twit: Madonna has canceled three scheduled performances in Israel because she received threats from Islamofascist terrorists against her children. That's understandable. But Tim Blair notes that the singer's views on terrorism have changed: Madonna in January: "I am writing to you because the future I wish for my children is at risk. Our greatest risk is not terrorism and it’s not Iraq or the ‘Axis of Evil.’ Our greatest risk is a lack of leadership, a lack of honesty and a complete lack of consciousness." Upon reflection, Madonna apparently has decided that the "future she wishes for her children" is to stay alive. See our post below, "Good vs. Evil." It's too much to expect, though, that she would actually change her publicly-expressed views on the war against terror. For liberals, there is generally little connection between what they say and what they do. In that sense, John Kerry is the perfect candidate for Madonna and her celebrity friends. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-25 11:13:55 AM |
| #1 Has she blamed Bush yet? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-25 10:49:57 AM |