[Destro]

A crusade would be wrong right?

[justshutupandtakeit]

That is a great fresco steeped in truth. Any sight showing the psychotic PoS who concocted Islam being dragged into hell to serve his master is a beautiful sight. This won't be the last time the Murderous Minions of Mad Mo (Piss be upon his name) try and destroy this place you can bet.

[Dialup Llama]

If this had taken place in the US, a single officer would have approached the group. They would have run away. And we would we left with another 'one that got away' story posted on the internet.

The Italians actually nabbed the jihadis.

[Dialup Llama]

From the looks of this guy, the jihadis certainly like their pasta and they aren't skipping any meals in the 'oppressive' west.

[denydenydeny]

Muslims say fresco must be destroyed (6/29/01)

Islamic plot to destroy cathedral fresco (6/24/02)

If there is one lesson we have learned from the WTC, it is that they will keep it up until they've succeeded, unless we destroy them first.

[Desdemona]

This is getting ridiculous. Attacking artwork? Priceless artwork? Do we now have to put it ALL behind bulletproof glass? Not just the Pieta.

[rhombus]

OK where can we get copies of the fresco?

[Dialup Llama]

> the five men were arrested Monday in the church itself, San Petronio Basilica, and were accused of criminal association with the aim of terrorism.

If this had occurred in the US, we'd immediately be treated to stories about how these are just silly people, not the real terrorists not the higher ups that we 'really' want.

Consider the shoe bomber thwarted- a funny, silly person, not a real terrorist. Consider the shoe bomber successful- an unstoppable mastermind, who is a super genuis at every step.

[Campion]

A picture is worth 1000 words ...

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I was in this church back in May...It's pretty nice.

[Wm Bach]

The Truth hurts, I guess.

[hellinahandcart]

_ "That which (Osama) bin Laden does is just what's needed."
_ "If they don't take it (the fresco) away, everything will come tumbling down." *

*Things to remember not to say out loud while putting your new videocamera through its paces...

[Teacher317]

a 15th-century fresco inside that depicts the Muslim prophet Muhammad in hell, being devoured by demons

I want a copy!

[cake_crumb]

Muslims are really starting to get on my nerves in general. I'm surprised there isn't some UN resolution against antique religious art depicting "offensive" imagry for them to wave under the world's noses.

[cake_crumb]

"A group of Italian Muslims had appealed unsuccessfully to the Vatican ( news - web sites) last year to have the fresco, by Giovanni da Modena, removed or to have parts of it covered, arguing that it offended Islam"

Muslims meddling in a Catholic church offends Christianity. We're even.

We tell them : "You mess with that church...we nuke Mecca."

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

But the Europeans think that terrorism will never visit them if they renounce America as their ally and throw the Israelis to the wolves. Idiots.