Tuesday, June 15, 2010

A Homecoming That Some (If Not All) Of These British Soldiers Did Not Expect

Clashes: Police hold back Muslim protesters as they trade insults with English Defence League members while soldiers take part in a homecoming parade in Barking, Essex

Muslim Protesters Brand War Heroes 'Murderers' As Homecoming Parade Turns Violent -- The Daily Mail

A group of extremist Muslims prompted violent clashes at a homecoming parade for British troops today after they heckled soldiers and called them 'murderers.'

Members of the Muslim Against the Crusade group clashed with far right protesters as they shouted 'murderers, murderers, murderers' and 'British troops go to hell' as members of the 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment paraded down the streets of Barking, Essex.

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My Comment: To come home and be witnessed to this .... not the homecoming that many of these British soldiers expected. But who are we to judge .... the U.S. has protesters at the funerals of soldiers who were KIA in Iraq or Afghanistan .... something that I would argue is more disgusting than a few Muslims hurling insults at marching British soldiers.

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