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| Muslim graves desecrated in French WW1 cemetery |
| 2008-04-06 |
| Vandals desecrated 148 graves in the Muslim section of a military cemetery in northern France, hanging a pig's head on one of the headstones, police said on Sunday. French President Nicolas Sarkozy called the attack "a hateful act" and around 100 police were sent to the Notre-Dame de Lorette cemetery near Arras to hunt for clues. State prosecutor Jean-Pierre Valensi said the vandals struck overnight, daubing insults on the graves. "They directly referred to Islam and there were also insults directed at the justice minister," Valensi said, referring to Rachida Dati, whose parents came from North Africa. The desecration came almost exactly a year after youths daubed Nazi inscriptions and swastikas on Muslim tombs in the same cemetery in Ablain Saint-Nazaire. France's political class united in denouncing the vandalism. "This is a most unacceptable act of racism and the president shares the pain of France's Muslim community," Sarkozy's office said in a statement. Prime Minister Francois Fillon called it a "revolting act" and said those responsible would be found. The MRAP anti-racism group said this latest desecration showed that "Islamophobia" was taking root in France. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #15 The saddest thing is that the sick, twisted creatures who'd do that kind of thing are the last defenders of Europe. Not yet...but it's headed in that direction as long as the EUnuchs hold sway. For instance, while Vlaams Belang appears to hold true to its platform, there are those in their ranks who have most distasteful stench about them. Then there's the BNP, in England. Keeping a spotlight on the real issue, holding those govts. responsible, and resisting the temptation of expedient partnerships goes a long way in keeping the movement out of the hands of what would otherwise simply be another band of extremists. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-04-06 17:40 |
| #14 Who gives a damn? The French better toughen up and harden their hearts for the shit storm that's to come. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-04-06 17:25 |
| #13 The saddest thing is that the sick, twisted creatures who'd do that kind of thing are the last defenders of Europe. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-04-06 17:07 |
| #12 This is an awful thing, but these are the wages of the elites' dhimmitude. We can expect to see more of this sort of thing (and worse) if the properly constituted authorities won't do their jobs in standing up to the caliphate. |
| Posted by: charger 2008-04-06 15:27 |
| #11 Such acts should be condemned... but at the same time we need to highlight how we've arrived at this current state of affairs. To do so otherwise would most likely serve to give cover to those who are responsible - namely the spinelessness of the French Govt in the face islamist extremism, the French Govt for it's ruinous program of nearly unfettered immigration from North Africa in hopes of propping up it's nanny state, and of most of all, the islamists themselves. The French do have a lot to answer for...and if they are not careful, they will pay that bill. I for one, do not wish to see that scenario played out here in the U.S. It is sad to see the memories of those honorable men trashed. I am just as concerned as to how we've gotten here. In many ways, the U.S. Govt. is just as blind and bull headed. Visa Express anyone? |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-04-06 15:13 |
| #10 This isn't about WW2, it's about now and the deteriorating relations between Muslims and French (and everybody else). It's a way of saying get out or else. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-04-06 15:10 |
| #9 Disagree. Those soldiers fought for France in a war almost 100 years ago. They didn't fight as Muslims, they fought as French. Their graves deserve exactly the same respect as ours do. Maybe if you use smaller words, Steve? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-04-06 15:03 |
| #8 Is it more wrong if it was done by Muslim youths who stand against everything these men fought for? Or by French youths who choose not to be worthy of what these men chose to die for? Our fight is against those who now work to enslave us, stealing the freedoms that so many fought for over the last three centuries and more. Not against those whose bodies are quietly returning to the dust, regardless what good or evil they might have done while walking above the ground. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-04-06 14:47 |
| #7 I agree with Steve - this is WRONG. It's a cowardly act against the memory of loyal soldiers who fought for France. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-04-06 14:19 |
| #6 In the states the aggrieved minorities typically desecrate their own -- to "increase dialogue" -- since genuine racist initiative is evidently in short supply. The French never raised a finger to stop the car torchings, so one wonders if this is not a case of Muslims trying to force the dialectic as it were. |
| Posted by: regular joe 2008-04-06 13:52 |
| #5 You are most correct SW. Obviously, we are not dealing with Mensa candidates. It does serve to highlight what is simmering just below the surface. Ugliness usually begets further ugliness, and it is going to get uglier. The French authorities have every right to be incensed. The current crop of muzzies do not. They have little or no connection to, nor understanding of, those men who served France. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-04-06 13:39 |
| #4 The only thing that should be done to Muslim cemeteries is make them (selectively) fuller. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-04-06 13:12 |
| #3 Disagree. Those soldiers fought for France in a war almost 100 years ago. They didn't fight as Muslims, they fought as French. Their graves deserve exactly the same respect as ours do. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2008-04-06 12:47 |
| #2 Agreed Darth. What ever one might feel about the act itself, this has been a long time in the making. I'm not even bothering to check the sympathy meter. Sauce -> Gander. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2008-04-06 11:40 |
| #1 Call it backlash against all the anti-western, anti-Christianity crap that the muzzies have been throwing their way for year. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-04-06 10:22 |