no liberty for the french

[ABCMan]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...ws/5486973.htm

French Statue of Liberty Replica Torched
Associated Press

BORDEAUX, France - Vandals in this 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.

The mayor of the southwestern city, Alain Juppe, condemned Wednesday's pre-dawn attack, saying the statue's message is especially pertinent in wartime.

"At a time when the world is living a major conflict, it is more important than ever to remain watchful of the values of peace and liberty," said Juppe, a former prime minister.

The Lady Liberty standing in New York Harbor was a gift from France to the United States commemorating freedom and friendship between the nations. It was made by Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and dedicated in 1886.

Today, tensions between France and the United States have flared over the war in Iraq. French people overwhelmingly oppose the U.S.-led conflict and President Jacques Chirac angered many Americans by trying to slow the U.S. drive to war.

In France, vandals have ransacked McDonald's restaurants in Paris and Strasbourg, targeting the fast food chain as a symbol of American influence.

Cafeterias in the U.S. House of Representatives subsequently changed their menus to read "freedom fries" instead of French fries and "freedom toast" instead of French toast.

(link and quote taken from www.kickass-online.co.uk)

[beekae]

Absolutely disgusting.
Especially from a country who pees its pants at any sign of confrontation.

Racist ?,hope not....just sick of these white feathered snobs,who ask for EVERYONES help when there in trouble,but deny any help in return,when its needed most.

Suppose this is the Millenium version of French resistance....pathetic..

[cosmicma]

i don't think the french are doing themselves any favours with this sort of behavour towards the americans
when the war is over we will see what they have to say for themselves when the tourists boycott france

[4me2]

send them the original back as a replacement as the values its supposed to represent arent worth anything at the moment in the land who made the gift. Its an insult to the Americans having it stand in the heart of america at the moment considering the treachory from its place of origin.

My signature from Patton sums it up nicely I think.