"The dragon-slayer's red cross was the symbol of the Crusades against Islam and has been adopted by causes ranging from football fans to the Royal Navy. But, as BBC News Online's Simon Pipe reports, some critics say St George's Day is best ignored."
(snip)
A little more info on "George" and "Cross" from a few years ago. (Sorry if I'm posting info already discussed).
Good morning folks. Scanning for real news morning placemark. Heading off to work now.
Strange, how it all comes together.
Add this current controversy to your history of St. George:
"Prison staff have been told to stop wearing Cross of St George tiepins because they could be "misinterpreted'' as a racist symbol."
http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/publishing/1126
Of course, the tiepin St. George Cross is also the flag of England.
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&q=flag+england+cross&sa=N&start=10
"The dragon-slayer's red cross was the symbol of the Crusades
against Islam and has been adopted by causes ranging from football
fans to the Royal Navy. But, as BBC News Online's Simon Pipe reports,
some critics say St George's Day is best ignored."<<<<
Is the above the real key to how the attacks were chosen?
Is there an exact day for St. Georges day?
If i disappear, it took me 20 minutes to get the computer to work this morning, it would come on, but not go into Windows or do anything, oh well, so be it. Life.
Good find. Thanks for posting.
Here's a DUmmy that is trying to rewrite history in a rambling sort of way:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1497857/posts
(UPDATE - Zot, Zot and bye-bye.)
Thanks for posting this.
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Chris Doyle, of the Council for the Advancement of Arab-British Understanding, says the red cross is an insensitive reminder of the Crusades. He said: "It is offensive to Arabs and muslims, including many from non-Arab countries.
Fascinating read - thanks for posting it. Red Cross, hmmmm?