French Basques Raid U.S. Iraq Administrator's (Paul Bremmer's) Home

Yahoooo via Reuters ^ | 3/18/04

[areafiftyone]

SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France (Reuters) - A group of French Basques Thursday stormed the grounds of the holiday home of Paul Bremer, the U.S. chief administrator in Iraq (news - web sites), to protest against the American-led invasion of the country.

Around 15 members of the left-wing Basque nationalist movement Abertzaleen Batasuna (AB) clambered over the gates and let off fireworks and firecrackers during a 20-minute raid on Bremer's residence in this southwestern town.

"We wanted to symbolize the war the United States imposed on the Iraqi people," said a spokesman for the group who did not want to be identified.

"We wanted to carry out this operation on the holiday home of Paul Bremer because this is where he comes to forget the war in Iraq, and we want to remind him that when he comes here to rest, the bombs continue to fall on the Iraqi people."

Anti-war groups are organizing a global day of action against war Saturday, the first anniversary of the invasion of Iraq which toppled Saddam Hussein (news - web sites).

[Reagan Man]

Low life, scum of the earth!

[Psycho_Bunny]

"We wanted to symbolize the war the United States imposed on the Iraqi people," said a spokesman for the group who did not want to be identified.

So....Paul should have car-bombed them.

[cyberaxe]

.....where's the Marine with.....

.....an itchy trigger finger.....

.....when you need one.....

[snooker]

Looks like the 'shoemaker' showed the Bathists how it's done.

Shoemaker's gonna be real sorry, real soon.

[Ignatz]

a spokesman for the group who did not want to be identified.

I wouldn't want to identify myself, either. I'd be too embarrassed.
Idiots!

[squidly]

Funny, the article doesn't say anything at all about their being arrested for trespassing, disturbing the peace, etc. etc. I wonder if the French police even bothered.

[Mr.Atos]

There must be a bulldozer parked around there someplace...

[RightWhale]

left-wing Basque nationalist movement

National socialist Basque? This is mighty confusing.

[george wythe]

Paul should have car-bombed them.

Too logical for their mushy brains :-)

[SierraWasp]

If Bush II makes these Old Europe leftist THIS crazy... Just Imagine, if you can, how much more berserk they would be if Ronauldus Magnus were still our "Fearless Leader!"

[Yardstick]

Why can't we just flush Europe down the toilet?

[areafiftyone]

I don't think the French police even cared. Now if that was the Kerry compound the French police would be all over the place.

[areafiftyone]

Sounds good to me along with the U.N.

[Shermy]

And this group's connection is what??? Hmmm...

I don't think the French police even cared.

The group could be a French asset.

And why does Bremer have a house in France? Hmmm... :)

[Shermy]

And this group's connection with ETA is what??? Hmmm...

[Tempest]

I suspect that we can get these cowards to surrender rather easily.

[TheDon]

Silly Socialists. This, along with the reaction of the socialists worldwide regarding the liberation of Iraq, should be a lesson to all those enamored with socialism. Notice how they have no problem with a dictator. This is their ultimate aim for the rest of us, but only if we let them.

[Gefreiter]

"...and we want to remind him that when he comes here to rest, the bombs continue to fall on the Iraqi people."

No they don't. I don't even know the last time a bomb was dropped in Iraq, let alone on non-combatants.

But I guess facts or naked truth never matters to these people.