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Classical_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 05:09 PM
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Lyon graves vandal says he was inspired by neo-Nazis in U.S.
Personal note:antiarabs are also committing these acts to stir and ethnic conflict between to the two groups, so it shouldn't always be assumed that this shit is antijewish.


LYON - An unemployed graphic artist who acknowledged spray-painting swastikas on Jewish gravestones in southeast France told investigators he was inspired by a TV documentary on American neo-Nazi groups, officials said yesterday.

The 24-year-old, identified only as Michael, turned himself in to Paris police Sunday and admitted to desecrating the graves at a cemetery in Lyon on August 9, state prosecutor Xavier Richaud said......


"He is clearly in a racist mind-set, inspired by a hatred of Arabs," Richaud said at a news conference in Lyon.

Authorities said it appeared the suspect worked alone and wanted to be caught by police. A black sweat shirt found at the cemetery had contained traces of DNA that matched the suspect, Richaud said.

The suspect was also under investigation for allegedly attacking a North African man with an ax on August 5..,....

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/465545.html
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 05:14 PM
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1. I knew it!
I knew as soon as I heard about this that it was probably not an Arab. Not that that's stopping anyone from blaming the Arabs anyway.
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 07:41 PM
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2. surely not
we know for a fact (Ariel Sharon said so after all) that France is riddled with Islamo-fascists and ALL racist or sexist crimes are committed by mooslims.

(sarcasm off)
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geek tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 08:59 PM
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3. I don't get something
It seems that the article implies that he desecrated the headstones to frame Muslims.

But, isn't it likely that he hates Jews too? It's not like Islamaphobia and anti-Semitism are mutually exclusive.
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Classical_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-23-04 09:03 PM
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4. I would think so
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Gimel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 02:41 AM
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5. Another incident
This man also appears to be psychologically unbalanced. There have been about 130 anti-Semitic incidents in France alone in 2004. Pointing a finger at one or two who were obviously troubled individuals will not excuse the who trend.

Anyway, this has been going on for years. Munich 1972 is still fresh in the minds of many.
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Classical_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 11:26 AM
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6. Everyone who does this sort of thing is mentally unbalanced. n/t
n/t
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Djinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-24-04 08:49 PM
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7. and the connection between a supposed
rise in anti-semitism in France and the murder of athletes in MUNICH 30 years ago is??
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