"Eleven thousand Allied soldiers lie buried in well-tended peace at Etaples, on the Channel coast near Le Touquet, victims of the struggle by Anglo-Saxons to liberate the French from the German invaders during the First World War.
Last week the obelisk raised in their memory was defiled by red-painted insults such as Rosbeefs go home; May Saddam prevail and spill your blood; and, in a reference to the long-dead casualties beneath the manicured turf, They are soiling our land. "
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Last week the obelisk raised in their memory was defiled by red-painted insults such as Rosbeefs go home; May Saddam prevail and spill your blood; and, in a reference to the long-dead casualties beneath the manicured turf, They are soiling our land. "
Full story here:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,5944-631671,00.html