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| British war graves desecrated by Libyan Islamists |
| 2012-02-26 |
| A furious mob has desecrated dozens of Commonwealth War Graves in a Libyan cemetery amid continuing fury in the Middle East over the burning of the Koran by U.S. soldiers. Headstones commemorating British and Allied servicemen, killed during World War II campaigns in the Western Desert, lay smashed and strewn across Benghazi Military Cemetery. Protesters rampaged through site on Friday, despite efforts by America to calm tensions sparked when it emerged U.S. soldiers had burned Muslim holy books in a pile of rubbish at a military base in Afghanistan. White House spokesman Jay Carney sought to counter criticism, telling reporters on board Air Force One: ‘It is wholly appropriate, given the sensitivities to this issue, the understandable sensitivities.’ But it appears to have had little affect on sentiment among many in the Middle East. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 Maybe, it is time to burn the Middle East. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2012-02-26 18:27 |
| #5 You notice, they weren't desecrated in 40 years under Khadaffi. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-02-26 14:47 |
| #4 And nothing says thank you for ridding us of Khadaffi like desecrating the graves of former allies. |
| Posted by: badanov 2012-02-26 14:00 |
| #3 it is time in one loud american voice to tell the islamic world to go to hell |
| Posted by: dan 2012-02-26 13:28 |
| #2 The assassination of US servicemen sitting at their desks "wholly appropriate" as well Mr. Carney? If you could make him answer under a poligrath? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-02-26 05:28 |
| #1 White House spokesman Jay Carney sought to counter criticism, telling reporters on board Air Force One: 'It is wholly appropriate, given the sensitivities to this issue, the understandable sensitivities.' The assassination of US servicemen sitting at their desks "wholly appropriate" as well Mr. Carney? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-02-26 05:24 |