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Just another benign incident?
1 posted on 08/03/2005 1:13:03 PM PDT by Minutemen
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To: Minutemen

Drunken muslims? That is an affront to allah !!!!

I did not know islam allowed one to go out and get bombed !!!

Yep, I went there.


2 posted on 08/03/2005 1:14:52 PM PDT by AbeKrieger (Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
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In a related story, France now consdired "Muslim Land".


3 posted on 08/03/2005 1:15:18 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (A living affront to Islam since 1959)
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I'd say 10 more years and there will be an Islamic government running France.


4 posted on 08/03/2005 1:16:10 PM PDT by Flint
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The headstones of 42 British soldiers who fell in combat in the First World War have been desecrated in what police in northern France believe may have been the work of Islamist attackers.

So the ROP is now attacking soldiers dead for over 70 years...? One has to admire their courage... /sarcasm

5 posted on 08/03/2005 1:17:17 PM PDT by konaice
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Some background on the Battle of Arras in 1917:

In December 1916 Robert Nivelle replaced Joseph Joffre as Commander-in-Chief of Allied forces on the Western Front. Nivelle immediately began to plan a major offensive on the German front-line. An essential part of what became known as the Nivelle Offensive, was an attempt to capture Vimy Ridge. As the ridge was 60 metres high, Nivelle argued that if Allied forces could control this area, they would have a commanding view of the German activities behind the front line.

On the evening of 8th April, 1917, 30,000 members of the Canadian Corps began to move to the front line. At 5.30 the next morning, 2,800 allied guns began pounding the German trenches and soon afterwards the Canadian infantry went over the top into No-Mans-Land. Supported by a creeping-barrage, the 1st Division, led by Major-General A. W. Currie, captured the Zwolfer Graben trench system within 30 minutes. After another hour had passed, the intermediate line south-east of Thelus was also under Canadian control.

Major-General L. J. Lipsett and the 3rd Division took the huge Schwaben Tunnel. However, several concrete Machine Gun Posts had survived, and these were causing heavy casualties. The Canadian 4th Division was especially badly hit. One battalion, the 87th, incurred losses of over 50% in less than a few minutes.

General Edmund Allenby and the British Third Army attacked on either side of Arras and the Scarpe and managed to advance 3km on the first day. However, progress was much slower south of the river and the Germans were able to hold the village strongpoint of Monch-le-Preux, against repeated British attacks.

In an attempt to stretch German defences, General Hubert Gough and the British Fifth Army launched an attack further south. Even though Gough used tanks in the attack, it was repulsed by the Germans at Bullecourt. The Australians, also took part in this operation and suffered its worst day's losses on the Western Front.

The Canadians was still making good progress and by 12th April they were firmly in control of Vimy Ridge. Forced to the bottom of the hill, the Germans were unable to launch a successful counterattack. That night, under the cover of darkness, the Germans withdrew from the area.

On 14th April, Sir Douglas Haig called a halt to British attacks to await news of the French Aisne Offensive. When this ended in failure, the First and Third Armies were ordered to try and move forward again. After two days heavy fighting another 2km was gained.

By the time the offensive was halted at the end of May, the British had suffered heavy losses: First Army: 46,826; Third Army: 87,226; Fifth Army: 24,608. The Canadian Corps lost a total of 11,297 men killed, missing or wounded.


8 posted on 08/03/2005 1:18:31 PM PDT by robowombat
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"Faith Hate" up 600%! I wonder what it is now?


10 posted on 08/03/2005 1:22:20 PM PDT by neodad (I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way)
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Muhammadanism is a cancer and a blight and many Muslims are a cancer and a blight. They are mired in 7th century revanchism.


11 posted on 08/03/2005 1:24:47 PM PDT by dennisw ( G_d - ---> Against Amelek for all generations)
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CAIR will be whining about this one. No, not the desecration, but the accusation.


13 posted on 08/03/2005 1:26:34 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Only someone possessed by a demon would attack a cemetary.


15 posted on 08/03/2005 1:32:24 PM PDT by Brilliant
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Every Muslim in France should be deported after this.


16 posted on 08/03/2005 1:33:21 PM PDT by montag813
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It takes real courage for a civilian to attack a soldier. Of course if you wait until he's dead for 80 years and buried you can reduce your risks somewhat.

What courageous fellows these muslims be.

18 posted on 08/03/2005 1:39:02 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Free Sirhan Sirhan, after all, the bastard who killed Mary Jo Kopeckne is walking around free)
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Oh, so they are not blaming this one on skinheads, eh?


21 posted on 08/03/2005 2:12:07 PM PDT by jocon307
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These people are shameless ghouls. I wonder how the U.S. WWII cemetery in North Africa is protected?


22 posted on 08/03/2005 2:46:54 PM PDT by RedRover
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