British war cemetery vandalised

http://www.itv.com/news/230688.html ^ | 1.35AM BST, 2 Apr 2003

[SanFranRepublican]

A British Military cemetery in France has been vandalised and slogans sprayed supporting Saddam Hussein.

"Saddam will win and he will make you bleed," said one of the slogans sprayed across the base of a large cross marking the entrance of the cemetery in Etaples.

"Dig up your rubbish, it is contaminating our soil," another said.

Of the 11,000 graves at Etaples, most are British but there are other nationalities including Canadian and Australian.

France's relations with Britain have been soured by its opposition to coalition war in Iraq, but French officials said this was no excuse for venting hatred.

"Our disagreement with the coalition governments in no way authorises the undermining of the memory of men who sacrificed themselves for our country," the member of parliament for the region, Socialist Jack Lang, said in a statement.

The slogans were cleaned off by the French branch of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which manages the site, but not before they were seen by two coach-loads of British tourists.

[SanFranRepublican]

this is the work of so-called "peace" protesters? our allies?

never forget.

[kellynla]

I would bet the house that it is the work of Muslims. We should exhume the bodies and bury them in Arlington. Semper Fi

[HOYA97]

I heard about this on the Bill Handel radio show here in Los Angeles. England should have these men returned to England and tell the French, your on your own!

[CatoRenasci]

I agree, we and the Brits should exhume all of our war dead from France and Belgium, and bring them home in honor.

We should then turn to the French and say, in very clear simple English: No American or British soldier will ever lift a finger in defense of France or French interests anywhere. France is outlaw in the old common law sense: French assets, French property, and French lives are the property of anyone who can take and hold them.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Bloody vampires.

[Mo1]

never forget.

You bet I'll never forget ..

[Sir Gawain]

Posted already with pics:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/882464/posts

[observer5]

It's amazing how 3 half-wit dopehead teenagers can make world headlines these days. Lets not get carried away by this goofy stuff.

[appalachian_dweller]

>> No American or British soldier will ever lift a finger in defense of France or French interests anywhere. France is outlaw in the old common law sense: French assets, French property, and French lives are the property of anyone who can take and hold them. <<

I second that!

[schaketo]

A long time ago, Britain and France were at war.

During one battle, the French captured an English Major. Taking the Major to their headquarters, the French General began to question him.

The French General asked, "Why do you English officers all wear red coats? Don't you know the red material makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?"

In his bland English way, the Major informed the general that the reason English officers wear red coats is so that if they are shot, the blood won't show and the men they are leading won't panic.

And that is why, from that day until now, all French Army Officers wear brown pants.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

The dogs of Islam have brought their sub-human habits to Western Europe.

Time to cut off the purina and send the curs back to their lairs in sand-hog heaven!

[Eala]

It's amazing how 3 half-wit dopehead teenagers can make world headlines these days. Lets not get carried away by this goofy stuff.

The act did not take place in a vacuum. If it weren't for the attitude of France in general, this act would have gone unreported.

[VOA]

Great story.
As they say, comedy is always built on truth.

[Mo1]

It's amazing how 3 half-wit dopehead teenagers can make world headlines these days. Lets not get carried away by this goofy stuff.

Sorry .. there is no excuse for this .. they spit on the graves of brave men that freed their country ..

Maybe some of the parents of these idiots should smack some sense into their kids

[Dane]

Chirac has followed "Vichy France" Petian into the abyss.

No matter what Chirac or his minions say or "apologize" about this atrocity, it will not matter.

[Victor K]

Tell me after you read this story from the BBC about the horrible crime some French have committed against our most honored veterans, living and dead, by defacing memorial markers in a British WWII cemetery in northern France. For me, it's beyond belief.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2907701.stm

These memorials were erected after the war to honor 10's of thousands British and American soldiers who were killed in battle in that region liberating that country from the Nazis.

My mother volunteered and served in WWII as a U.S. Army nurse anesthetist in France just after D-Day to help save thousands of men’s lives in field hospitals, not far from where this happened. And my father, who was aboard some of the Victory ships ferrying soldiers to Europe and wounded back home, through the “u-boat” infested waters and storms of the North Atlantic in winter. And millions of others like them sacrificed so much. Hundreds of thousands of British, Americans, Australians and other true allies, made the ultimate sacrifice in that country.

This is more despicable than anything I could have ever dream of even the French doing. Let them hear from the British, from Americans and from those in the whole world over this horrific crime committed against the memories and the sacred honor of our fallen heroes.

You must stand up in the halls of government and in the streets of every city to a call from the depths of your soul for the entire nation of France to repent for this horrible crime. I pray that our parents and grand-parents, still living in WWII, never see those awful pictures of what some French have done. I fear it too much for them to bear.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)

[Victor K]

Tell me after you read this story from the BBC about the horrible crime some French have committed against our most honored veterans, living and dead, by defacing memorial markers in a British WWII cemetery in northern France. For me, it's beyond belief.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2907701.stm

These memorials were erected after the war to honor 10's of thousands British and American soldiers who were killed in battle in that region liberating that country from the Nazis.

My mother volunteered and served in WWII as a U.S. Army nurse anesthetist in France just after D-Day to help save thousands of men’s lives in field hospitals, not far from where this happened. And my father, who was aboard some of the Victory ships ferrying soldiers to Europe and wounded back home, through the “u-boat” infested waters and storms of the North Atlantic in winter. And millions of others like them sacrificed so much. Hundreds of thousands of British, Americans, Australians and other true allies, made the ultimate sacrifice in that country.

This is more despicable than anything I could have ever dream of even the French doing. Let them hear from the British, from Americans and from those in the whole world over this horrific crime committed against the memories and the sacred honor of our fallen heroes.

You must stand up in the halls of government and in the streets of every city to a call from the depths of your soul for the entire nation of France to repent for this horrible crime. I pray that our parents and grand-parents, still living in WWII, never see those awful pictures of what some French have done. I fear it too much for them to bear.

"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” (Jeremiah 17:9)