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French Statue of Liberty Replica Torched
3/26/2003

Posted on 03/26/2003 10:21:20 AM PST by Nouge

BORDEAUX, France - Vandals in this southwest Bordeaux torched a replica of the Statue of Liberty and cracked the pedestal of a plaque honoring victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

The crowned head of the 8-foot-tall statue was blackened by fire and its eyes were marked with red paint, apparently to symbolize tears of blood, an official at the mayor's office said.

The statue and the Sept. 11 plaque are beside each other in a square near the city center.

The mayor of the southwestern city, Alain Juppe, condemned Wednesday's pre-dawn attack, saying the statue's message is especially pertinent in wartime.

"At a time when the world is living a major conflict, it is more important than ever to remain watchful of the values of peace and liberty," said Juppe, a former prime minister.

The Lady Liberty standing in New York Harbor was a gift from France to the United States commemorating freedom and friendship between the nations. It was made by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886.

Today, tensions between France and the United States have flared over the war in Iraq (news - web sites). French people overwhelmingly oppose the U.S.-led conflict and President Jacques Chirac angered many Americans by trying to slow the U.S. drive to war.

In France, vandals have ransacked McDonald's restaurants in Paris and Strasbourg, targeting the fast food chain as a symbol of American influence.

Cafeterias in the U.S. House of Representatives subsequently changed their menus to read "freedom fries" instead of French fries and "freedom toast" instead of French toast.

Lawmakers also introduced bills preventing France from participating in any postwar reconstruction projects.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; french; memorialdesecration; statueofliberty
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To: winner3000
Besides Salma's boyfriend is Ed Norton who blasted Bush, besides she's a Mex'cun.
41 posted on 03/26/2003 3:04:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Nouge
Good God, what is WRONG with these people?
42 posted on 03/26/2003 3:05:59 PM PST by arasina (PRAY for our troops, our president, our journalists, and the innocents!)
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To: Nouge
Nazi French.

Always remember that the French fired on US troops en route to get Hitler.


43 posted on 03/26/2003 4:00:00 PM PST by Kay Soze (France - "The country where the worms live above ground")
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To: HOYA97
Good points.

France is with 20% Muslim population!

Heck two muslims with box cutters can take over France.
44 posted on 03/26/2003 4:02:48 PM PST by Kay Soze (France - "The country where the worms live above ground")
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To: winner3000
I know but Salma is oh-so-beautiful. And built like a WOMAN too, unlike those boyish Hollywood waifs like Gweneth (sp) Paltrow.
45 posted on 03/26/2003 10:12:10 PM PST by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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To: Teacher317
I know that at least in Normandy, the graves of Allied soldiers are highly respected and well treated. I believe that each school child gets a grave which they have to research, etc.
46 posted on 03/26/2003 10:16:45 PM PST by gd124
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To: SpyGuy
Perhaps not in the strict definition of the term. (And I admit to not following French politics too closely lately.) But I believe that the French government is still dominated by members of the French Socialist Party.

Nope. As of last years elections, the Gaulists now control the National Assembly.

47 posted on 03/26/2003 10:18:03 PM PST by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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To: Nouge
maybe we should return the statue of Liberty?

We could put something else there.

48 posted on 03/27/2003 1:43:46 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn
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To: Steve Van Doorn
How about a similar statue but with a sword in one hand, scales of justice in the other.
49 posted on 03/27/2003 1:48:46 PM PST by Centurion2000 (We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
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