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Old 04-03-12, 12:17
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I agree it's a discrase, unfortunately respect is becoming a forgotten word.
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Old 04-03-12, 12:41
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Perhaps they would prefer to be goose-stepping now?

The world is deteriorating, at an ever increasing pace. No doubt about it.
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Old 04-03-12, 12:57
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How much grease is in one blokes hair!!!

These blokes clearly have no idea on how to use a sledge hammer!



Properly shoot at the sky too. Prays god now lets shoot at him!!!!

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Old 04-03-12, 13:04
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I could not watch the whole youtube video as I felt sick watching it. As an ex serviceman I am angry and wonder why we even help this idiots who cry for the western world to help them get rid of a tyrant then repay us with how they really feel about us. As far as I am concerned if that is their thanks then let them sort out their own problems. Bring our boys back home.

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Old 04-03-12, 14:28
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Perhaps now is the time for the CCWGC to engage in a dialogue with the Islamic countries to see how many would prefer to have these cemetaries moved? Expensive as it would be, now may be the time to begin contemplating having these graves moved back to their home countries.
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Old 04-03-12, 15:41
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Over on HMVF a member remarked:
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Do add the Libyian Goverment were very quick to apologise and condem the actions.
In Western countries there are a considerable amount of war memorials desecrated as well. Maybe it's not the entirely comparable, but don't be too quick to judge.

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Old 05-03-12, 11:33
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Arrests made after graveyard containing digger graves attacked

At least that's something.

I'd be interested to hear the reaction to this story in other Commonwealth countries. According to the newspapers here there were not many Australians buried in that particular cemetery. But that's not the point of course, any desecration of the graves of men who gave their lives liberating a foreign country is abhorrent.
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Old 05-03-12, 12:12
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My understanding is that these cemeteries are tended by locals in the various countries around the world where they are located. I know when in France and Belgium my tourist guide commented that there was competition amongst those paid to maintain the cemeteries to have the best looking plot.

My point is there is probably a lot of local Libyans who are also very upset at what has happened by those portrayed in the video.

And looking at them they mostly appear to be young people who obviously have something to prove. To that end maybe they should be given an opportunity to make their point.

... Perhaps if they would like to put their bloody AK47's down for a few minutes and sort out their hang ups by stepping into a ring with a couple of representatives of our diggers descendants. Maybe Ben Roberts-Smith and Mark Donaldson for example.

They can desecrate the graves but they can't change the history they represent. As suggested above, maybe they would prefer to be goose stepping.
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