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PARIS (Reuters) - French officials have condemned vandals who sprayed slogans supporting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein at a World War One British military cemetery in northern France.

"Saddam will win and he will make you bleed," said one of the slogans sprayed across the base of a large cross marking the entrance of the cemetery in Etaples. "Dig up your rubbish, it is contaminating our soil," another said.

Of the roughly 11,000 graves at Etaples, most are British but there are other nationalities including Canadian and Australian. There are no U.S. graves at the site.

France's relations with the United States and Britain have been soured by its opposition to the U.S.-led war in Iraq, but French officials said this was no excuse for venting hatred.

"Our disagreement with the American and British governments in no way authorises the undermining of the memory of men who sacrificed themselves for our country," the member of parliament for the region, Socialist Jack Lang, said in a statement on Tuesday.

The slogans were cleaned off by the French branch of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which manages the site, but not before they were seen by two coach-loads of British tourists.

So should we condemn an entire population because of the actions of a few?
That would be akin to saying that all Americans are biggoted simply because of the deplorable actions of the KKK.

Uh, huh.

I can't believe that even you would try to defend such actions

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Sixgun, don't be a dumbass. Denalay didn't defend any such actions. What he's saying is don't judge the entire population of a country by the actions of a few.

If you came over here and started peeking into my windows, waggling your cock and licking Vaseline-covered hamsters, I could turn around and say that everyone from Seattle were a bunch of Shadowborn-hating sexual deviants. That wouldn't make it true...

Uh-Huh,

Wow, Sixgun, I can't believe you don't see how credible an arguement that is.

The actions of one sect of a population don't necessarily reflect the beliefs or positions of EVERY sect of a population. Do all Americans believe as Timothy McVeigh did? To condemn the French for these actions is saying that we DO all believe as Timothy McVeigh did. Or Ted Kusczinski. Etcetera.

He was not defending these atrocities, nor am I. On the contrary, I hope they hang the bastards. What was being SAID is that you can't attack the entire society for the actions of a few assholes.

The desecraters were inspired by the anti-American, anti-British movement that has taken over France.

Sixgun, you gotta stop trying to paint everyone with the same brush.

..or in this case, Spray

*groans*

Thats just disgraceful. I hope they string those fags up by their ankles and let the British military take pot shots at them.

Sixgun, I wish you understood the ignorance in branding an entire society due to the actions of a violent few. Was the entire British population branded due to the Punk Movement? Its saying the same thing.

The sentiments expressed by the grave desecrators have been expressed by the French government and a large portion of the French population.

Bullshit.

..expressed to whom?

Has France been phoning you again?...

I think he's referring to the fact that they are against the war...which of course makes no sense in juxtaposition...

Ah well, what else did you expect?

I agree six.. i mean afterall America is HIGHLY anti semetic... why 3 times last year a Jewish cemetary was desicrated by a troupe of WASP male teens in my town... fucking right wing antisemites.

and before you ask how i know they were right wingers, ill have you know that ONE of them went to highschool with me. and he was a diehard Pat Buchanan supporter.

Its hard to tell with Buchanan anymore...

...isnt he on Fox? an uber right wing network? the cheerleader of the war? or is that O RIelly... point is Buchanan is SUPER RIGHT WING. always has been.