"Amerika is a lie" and "U.S. out of the Middle East"scrawled on Iwo Jima Memorial

The Washington Times ^ | October 2, 2002

[RodgerD]

Park police reported the most recent incident of vandalism Sept. 8 after discovering "Amerika is a lie" and "U.S. out of the Middle East" scrawled in permanent marker on the granite base of the Marine Corps War Memorial and part of the Netherlands Carillon. Police have no suspects.

[RodgerD]

If the spelling of America and the mention of the Middle East are clues, and not misdirection, then perhaps our friends from the religion of peace © were just celebrating 9-11's anniversary a bit by fouling one of our national shrines.

[bonesmccoy]

sounds more like people who were in the area for the IMF protests.

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[billhilly]

This seems to rule out the Vast Right Wing.

[RodgerD]

I dunno. It was found back on Sept 8. The protests were last weekend, Sept 27-29.

[kristinn]

They're fortunate they weren't caught in the act.

[bonesmccoy]

well, in that case, i take it back.

[kristinn]

BTW, The graffiti reads more like the typical ranting of homegrown America-hating leftists.

[RodgerD]

They're fortunate they weren't caught in the act.

...preferably by Old Guard members coming back from Georgetown with a few drinks under the belt.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

You've got that right.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

I can't believe this.

[Argus]

Has anybody checked Bonior and McDermitt's hands for paint residue?

[Michael Barnes]

Gutless cowards...Defacing a memorial of historic proportions. The wording "Amerika" leads me to believe it's some leftist whacko's..Wish I could have caught them in the act...

[meyer]

They're fortunate they weren't caught in the act.

You can say that again. In fact, they were extremely lucky that they weren't caught by a marine (or anybody from the armed services for that matter).

[kristinn]

I hope they don't come back.

[nicollo]

Disgusting.

Of course, our artist friends are most certainly unaware that they besmirched the U.S. Marines within yards of another monument to peace, the Netherlands Carillon. There is no incongruity with the location.

The Dutch, you see, were grateful for the peace brought them by the likes of the United States Marines. The Carillon was dedicated in 1960, on the fifteenth anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.

For more, here: http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/carillon.htm

[Texas_Jarhead]

sum b!tchs - freakin disgusting. Man that makes me mad.

[cmsgop]

Me Too!

[MacDorcha]

no such thing as a "home-grown" leftist.... they all hatched from alien eggs......


HOW DARE THEY DO THAT TO THAT PARTICULAR MEMORIAL?!?!?!
(DORCHA SMASH!!!)

they are DAMN lucky they werent caught, especially by me... so much pain would be caused.... im officialy mad.

(forgot what eventual points meant to be here, will update upon memory)

[MacDorcha]

i hope they leave....