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| Vandals Burn Statue of Liberty Replica in France |
| 2003-03-26 |
| Vandals in 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. ziss iss for zee weesels rrreh-mahrks, Amehri-can peeg dohks In France, vandals have ransacked McDonald's restaurants in Paris and Strasbourg, targeting the fast food chain as a symbol of American influence. (U.S.) Lawmakers also introduced bills preventing France from participating in any postwar reconstruction projects. NOW yer talkin, boys! |
| Posted by:Pierre Poo Poo |
| #10 I'm beginning to hate France more and more each day.I wonder what Jerry Lewis would sound like speaking friggen German. How far is Paris from Bagdad anyways. |
| Posted by: Brew 2003-03-26 22:41:34 |
| #9 Lawmakers also introduced bills preventing France from participating in any postwar reconstruction projects. You're kidding, right? A link! A Link, my good man! |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-03-26 18:44:14 |
| #8 Nobody likes Parisians, and I think the feeling's mutual. They're notoriously rude and unfriendly. I wouldn't take it personally. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-03-26 16:33:28 |
| #7 It's been awhile since I was there (1988), but at that time, Paris was very anti-American, while those in other parts of France had very different views, especially those in Normandy and the Bordeaux region. Wonder if it's still that way. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-26 16:25:44 |
| #6 Lawmakers also introduced bills preventing France from participating in any postwar reconstruction projects. They DID???? Yes! Yes!!! YES!!! |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-26 15:35:41 |
| #5 The Statue in Le Jardin de Luxembourg, was defaced last summer right after they put the plaque on. Paris is crawling with Al Quaeda. 10% of the population in Muslim. Most of which live just outside the city. This place is a powder keg. I currently live in Paris. Oh, by the way, the French are vehmenently anti-American, most Americans don't relize the depth of the hate. I could write a novel. My uncle fought with the 101st in Normandy; I'm so pissed! |
| Posted by: George 2003-03-26 15:22:24 |
| #4 At least the french took a break from attacking the Jews this time. |
| Posted by: Dave 2003-03-26 15:09:01 |
| #3 God is an Iron. |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-26 14:18:29 |
| #2 Dear France: Please take your seat next to Belguim and Switzerland, and refrain from speaking until the adults have finished their meals. |
| Posted by: KXS 2003-03-26 14:08:37 |
| #1 The exasperating last gasps of self inflicted irrelevance are beginning to be heard. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2003-03-26 14:04:16 |