Posted on 11/11/2010 5:38:39 AM PST by BronzePencil
But remembrance events in London were marred by the gruesome spectacle of members of self-styled Muslims Against Crusades burning the symbol of the country's debt to its brave service men and women killed in action.
The sick protesters chanted "British soldiers burn in hell" and held banners saying "Islam will dominate" and "Our dead are in paradise, your dead are in hell".
(Excerpt) Read more at thescottishsun.co.uk ...
Not true.
Handguns and semi-aasault rifles. Rifles, shotguns are ok as long as licenced.
Lack of respect for the poppy in Britain sadly seems not to be a extremist Muslim only issue, as millions in Britain found out last weekend......
[b]Shame of Celtic after fans stage a ‘bloodstained’ protest against wearing Remembrance Day poppies By Daily Mail Reporter[/b]
‘Celtic have apologised and launched an investigation after supporters at their Parkhead ground unfurled a huge banner describing the remembrance poppy as bloodstained.
The Glasgow club have agreed to wear poppies on their shirts at St Mirren on Remembrance Sunday, which has caused fury among a section of the clubs fans.
During the 9-0 thrashing against Aberdeen on Saturday, supporters held a banner split into seven parts and covering a large section of supporters, which declared no bloodstained poppies on our hoops and your deeds would shame all the devils in Hell.
Nonetheless, Celtic insisted it was the action of a small minority amid a barrage of criticism. The Glasgow club said in a statement: The actions of this small minority have no place at Celtic Park. We are currently investigating the matter and, clearly, we apologise for any offence caused.. Sportsmail has led a campaign for clubs to recognise Remembrance Day by wearing poppies embroided on their shirts. All clubs in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues have agreed to support the cause next weekend.
A section of Celtic supporters calling themselves the Green Brigade are reportedly organising a boycott of Sundays game at St Mirren and a statement on their website made reference to Bloody Sunday, the conflict in Iraq and the sinking of the Argentine warship the General Belgrano during the Falklands War.’
[b](for those here who dont know their ‘soccer’, Celtic are one of the two major Scottish clubs, and along with their arch rivals (Glasgow) Rangers, are two of the oldest, biggest and greatest clubs in world soccer. Celtic are a club steeped historically in Irish Catholic identity, many would say a faux-Irish nationalist Rangers on the other hand, are a club famous for their staunch Scottish-British identity)[/b]
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